Table 3.

Scores for ward staff on subscales of the QPSNordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social factors at work

Subscale	Survey Date	Number	Mean score out of 5
Quantitative Demands	May 07	27	3.06
(workload, too much to do)	Dec 07	14	2.81
Decision Demands	May 07	32	3.77
(quick or complex decisions)	Dec 07	16	3.77
Learning Demands	May 07	33	2.67
(too difficult, need new skills)	Dec 07	16	2.60
Role Clarity	May 07	33	4.55
(clear objectives, responsibilities)	Dec 07	15	4.49
Positive Challenge	May 07	32	4.40
(challenging work, meaningful)	Dec 07	16	4.40
Support Manager	May 07	33	4.23
(support from manager, appreciated)	Dec 07	16	4.38
Support Colleagues	May 07	33	4.20
(support from co-workers)	Dec 07	16	4.21

Note: All differences in scores were non-significant. Some questions were not answered by all respondents, so the numbers (N) contributing to individual subscales vary slightly. (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree)