Table 1.
Patient, organisation and service area characteristics in primary care HCs varying in job strain
| Job strain in primary care HC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All HCs (N=18) | Low-strain job HCs ‡ (n=4) | Passive job HCs§ (n=5) | Active job HCs¶ (n=5) | High strain job HCs** (n=4) | p Value | |
| Patient characteristics | ||||||
| Percentage of men* | 51 | 50 | 48 | 54 | 52 | <0.001 |
| Age (mean/SD)† | 67 (11.2) | 67 (11.6) | 68 (10.9) | 66 (11.2) | 65 (11.2) | <0.001 |
| HbA1c (mean/SD)† | 7.1 (1.2) | 7.1 (1.2) | 7.1 (1.1) | 7.1 (1.1) | 7.1 (1.1) | 0.349 |
| Patients with poor glycaemic control (HbA1c≥7%) (%)* | 43 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 0.021 |
| N | 8975 | 1999 | 2862 | 2707 | 1407 | |
| Organisation characteristics | ||||||
| Percentage of the temporary employees (mean, SD)† | 22 (13.2) | 28 (17.2) | 12 (9.5) | 30 (7.4) | 16 (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Staff sickness absence days (mean/SD)† | 14 (5.3) | 9 (4.3) | 17 (2.3) | 12 (5.4) | 16 (5.5) | <0.001 |
| Socioeconomic composition of HC service area | ||||||
| Percentage of the lowest educational level (mean, SD)† | 27 (5.5) | 29 (7.4) | 26 (2.8) | 25 (5.8) | 27 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| Median income level in the HC service area, euros (mean, SD)† | 17203 (2556) | 15660 (3057) | 16097 (756) | 18951 (2166) | 18280 (2301) | <0.001 |
| Unemployment rate (mean, SD) † | 7 (2.9) | 7 (3.3) | 10 (1.6) | 4 (0.8) | 6 (1.2) | <0.001 |
*χ² test.
†One-way ANOVA.
‡Low demands and high control.
§Low demands and low control.
¶High demands and high control.
**High demands and low control.
ANOVA, analysis of variance; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HC, health centre.