Table 2.
Prevalence and prevalence ratios of minor psychiatric disorders among bank workers according to working characteristics and psychosocial conditions.
| Variable | Categories | N | MPD* (%) | PR** (IC 95%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational | Manager | 528 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Category | Teller | 142 | 44 | 1.21(0.97 - 1.50) |
| Assistant | 652 | 46 | 1.22(1.06 - 1.40) | |
| Analist | 183 | 43 | 1.13(0.92 - 1.39) | |
| Clerk | 548 | 38 | 1.17(1.01 - 1.36) | |
| Work conditions | Low demand/high control | 692 | 26 | 1.00 |
| assessed by | High demand/high control | 390 | 44 | 1.72(1.44 - 2.05) |
| Demand/Control | Low demand/low control | 300 | 48 | 1.83(1.53 - 2.20) |
| Scale *** | High demand/low control | 672 | 59 | 2.32(2.01 - 2.69) |
| Social Support at work | Yes | 1379 | 34 | 1,00 |
| No | 675 | 62 | 1.86 (1.68 - 2.05) | |
| Work conditions | Low effort/High reward | 1032 | 33 | 1.00 |
| assessed by Effort- | High effort/High reward | 461 | 48 | 1.43(1.25 - 1.63) |
| Reward imbalance | Low effort/low reward | 295 | 46 | 1.33(1.13 - 1.56) |
| Scale **** | High effort/low reward | 266 | 70 | 2.10(1.86 - 2.37) |
| Over-commitment | No | 1267 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 787 | 65 | 2.25(2.03 - 2.49) |
Brazil, 2008.
*MPD: minor psychiatric disorders, assed by GHQ-12 > 4
** PR: Prevalence Ratio by Poisson regression
*** Karasek 1979
***** Siegrist 1996