Table 2 Prevalence of adverse psychosocial factors at work and mental health in the hospital; prior risk evaluation.
| Psychosocial factors | Experimental hospital | Québec workers† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI)* | % (95% CI) | |
| High psychological demands | 412 | 84.1 (80.9–87.2) | 43.0 (41.2–44.8) |
| Low decision latitude | 322 | 65.6 (61.2–69.8) | 54.0 (52.2–55.8) |
| Job strain | |||
| Low demands; high latitude | 19 | 3.9 (2.4–6.0) | – |
| Low demands; low latitude | 59 | 12.0 (9.3–15.3) | – |
| High demands; high latitude | 149 | 30.4 (26.4–34.7) | – |
| High demands; low latitude | 263 | 53.7 (49.2–58.2) | 20.0 (18.5–21.5) |
| Low social support (total) | 212 | 43.6 (39.2–48.2) | –‡ |
| Low support from supervisors | 395 | 81.3 (77.5–84.7) | – |
| Low support from colleagues | 305 | 62.8 (58.3–67.1) | – |
| Low reward | 248 | 50.7 (46.2–55.2) | – |
| Effort‐reward imbalance | 331 | 67.8 (63.5–72.0) | − |
| Psychological distress | 152 | 31.0 (26.9–35.3) | 21.0 (19.5–22.5) |
| Client related burnout | 116 | 23.7 (20.0–27.8) | – |
| Work related burnout | 240 | 48.8 (44.3–53.3) | – |
| Personal burnout | 188 | 38.2 (33.9–42.7) | – |
| Sleeping problems | 180 | 36.7 (32.5–41.2) | – |
| General health | |||
| Excellent or very good | 301 | 61.2 (56.9–65.6) | – |
| Average or bad | 55 | 11.2 (8.6–14.3) | – |
| Use of health or social services in previous 2 weeks | 195 | 39.7 (35.4–44.2) | – |
| Reason for consultation: mental or emotional problem | 36 | 7.4 (5.2–10.1) | – |
*Because of small numbers in a few categories, CI have been computed with the exact method.
†Representative sample of Québec workers in 1998, adjusted for gender, age and education.
‡Data not available from the QHS.