Table 2.
Days of sickness absence during one year according to level of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions.
| Levels of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions | ||||
| Lowest septile | 5 middle septiles | Highest septile | Regression coefficients | |
| Aspect of psychosocial work conditions | Days of sickness absence during one year | |||
| Management | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 14.3 (12.8 ; 15.9) | 12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4) | 11.6 (9.9 ; 13.2) | -0.08 (-0.13 ; -0.03) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 13.5 (11.4 ; 15.5) | 13.1 (11.7 ; 14.5) | 13.1 (11.1 ; 15.1) | -0.05 (-0.14 ; 0.04) |
| Adjusted mean3 (95% CI) | 11.9 (10.1 ; 13.8) | 12.7 (11.8 ; 13.6) | 13.4 (11.7 ; 15.2) | 0.05 (-0.03 ; 0.13) |
| Cooperation | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 14.3 (12.7 ; 15.9) | 12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4) | 11.5 (9.9 ; 13.2) | -0.08 (-0.15 ; -0.02) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 13.8 (11.9 ; 15.6) | 13.1 (11.8 ; 14.3) | 12.9 (11.0 ; 14.8) | 0.01 (-0.08 ; 0.09) |
| Adjusted mean3 (95% CI) | 12.3 (10.5 ; 14.1) | 12.6 (11.7 ; 13.5) | 13.3 (11.5 ; 15.1) | 0.07 (-0.02 ; 0.16) |
| Professionalism | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 15.1 (13.5 ; 16.6) | 12.4 (11.5 ; 13.3) | 10.9 (9.3 ; 12.5) | -0.12 (-0.18 ; -0.06) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 15.2 (13.2 ; 17.3) | 13.1 (11.5 ; 14.6) | 11.4 (9.4 ; 13.5) | -0.11 (-0.22 ; 0.00) |
| Adjusted mean3 (95% CI) | 13.0 (11.0 ; 15.0) | 12.6 (11.7 ; 13.5) | 12.6 (10.7; 14.4) | 0.04 (-0.06 ; 0.15) |
| Skill discretion | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 14.3 (12.7 ; 15.9) | 12.5 (11.6 ; 13.4) | 11.4 (9.7 ; 13.0) | -0.15 (-0.23 ; -0.08) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 14.2 (12.4 ; 16.1) | 13.0 (11.7 ; 14.3) | 12.5 (10.7 ; 14.3) | -0.11 (-0.21 ; -0.02) |
| Adjusted mean3 (95% CI) | 13.2 (11.6 ; 14.9) | 12.5 (11.6 ; 13,4) | 12.6 (10.9 ; 14.3) | -0.05 (-0.14 ; 0.03) |
| Workload | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 13.4 (11.5 ; 15.3) | 12.8 (11.6 ; 14.1) | 13.5 (11.7 ; 15.2) | -0.04 (-0.10 ; 0.02) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 13.5 (9.6 ; 17.4) | 15.1 (12.2 ; 18.0) | 12.3 (8.5 ; 16.0) | 0.01 (-0.06 ; 0.08) |
| Adjusted mean3 (95% CI) | 12.3 (10.6 ; 14.0) | 12.5 (11.7 ; 13.4) | 13.5 (11.8 ; 15.1) | 0.05 (-0.01 ; 0.11) |
| Decision Authority | ||||
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 14.2 (12.7 ; 15.8) | 12.4 (11.5 ; 13.4) | 11.6 (10.0 ; 13.3) | -0.10 (-0.17 ; -0.03) |
| Adjusted mean2 (95% CI) | 12.7 (10.7 ; 14.8) | 13.2 (11.7 ; 14.8) | 13.8 (11.7 ; 14.8) | 0.11 (-0.04 ; 0.25) |
| Adjusted mean3(95% CI) | 11.3 (9.4 ; 13.2) | 12.7 (11.8 ; 13.7) | 14.0 (12.2 ; 15.9) | 0.14 (0.03 ; 0.25) |
| Global measure | ||||
| Unadjusted mean (95% CI) | 16.3 (14.7 ; 17.9) | 11.8 (11.1 ; 12.5) | 11.2 (9.6 ; 12.8) | -0.17 (-0.23 ; -0.11) |
| Adjusted mean1 (95% CI) | 16.2 (14.7 ; 17.8) | 12.1 (11.2 ; 13.0) | 11.0 (9.4 ; 12.6) | -0.16 (-0.21 ; -0.10) |
Bold types indicate that the estimate is statistically significant. For the three levels of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions bold types indicate a statistically significant difference compared to the previous (lower) level.
1: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital.
2: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital and each of the other 5 aspects.
3: Adjustment for gender, age, occupation, size of workplace, marital status, children below 13 years living at home and contact to hospital and a global measure of psychosocial work conditions.