Table 2.

Summary of the 104-item preliminary version of the QWLQ-CS

Categories	Number of items	Mean of items	Phrase item	Examples
General feelings about working life	12	2.8 – 4.0	+1	Satisfaction
				Enjoying work
				Appreciation of work
				Importance of work
				Meaning of work
Job characteristics	18	3.1 – 4.3	+	Good work circumstances
				Satisfaction with work hours and (temporary) adjustments
				Accessible workplace
				Satisfaction with current income
				Career opportunities
	1	2.0	−2	Travel time from home to work
Social structure and culture	11	3.1 – 4.0	+	Good contacts with people in work environment
				Feelings of being valued
				Involvement with the organisation
				Safe and/or trusting atmosphere
				Disclosure
Contact with supervisor	5	4.0 – 4.1	+	Relationship with supervisor
				Understanding and support from supervisor
				Communication with supervisor
	1	3.6	−	Supervisor’s expectations
Contact with colleagues	5	3.7 – 4.0	+	Relationships with colleagues
				Understanding and support from colleagues
				Communication with colleagues
	4	1.4 – 3.5	−	Colleagues’ expectations
				Taboos in the workplace
Contact with other actors at work	9	3.5 – 4.2	+	Support from specialist
				Support from occupational physician
				Contact with customers/clients
				Communication with Human Resources department
	2	1.7	−	Occupational physician’s attitude
Organizational characteristics	5	3.6 – 4.2	+	Organisational involvement
				Communication about work adjustments
				Company regulations
	1	2.5	−	Openness within organisation about general course of events
Work perceptions	8	3.5 – 4.0	+	Productivity
				Self-confidence in work
				Estimation of performance
				In charge of own duties
	7	1.1 – 2.8	−	Vulnerability in work
				High workload
				Work stress
Effects of the disease and treatment	2	3.5 – 4.1	+	Acceptation of health situation and possible limitations
	8	2.0 – 2.8	−	Work limitations
				Uncertainty about the future
				Difficult recovery
				Concentration and/or memory problems in work
				Fatigue and/or shortage of energy in work
				Fear of change in job function
Private life	3	3.1 – 3.7	+	Work-life balance
				Work support in private life
	2	1.9 – 3.1	−	Expectations of private life

¹ Positively phrased items, ² Negatively phrased items