Table 2.

Psychosocial working conditions ascertained in CAMB

Scale	Items	Response categories
Domain of demands at work:
Quantitative demands	How often did you not have time to complete all your work tasks?	type 1
Work pace	Did you have to work very fast?	type 1
Cognitive demands	Did your work require you to make difficult decisions?	type 1
Emotional demands	Did you have to relate to other people’s personal problems as part of your work?	type 1
Domain of work organisation and job content:
Influence	Did you have a large degree of influence concerning your work?	type 1
Possibilities for development	Did you have the possibility of learning new things through your work?	type 2
Domain of interpersonal relations and leadership:
Recognition from management	Was your work recognized and appreciated by the management?	type 2
Role clarity	Did you know exactly which areas were your responsibilities?	type 2
Role conflicts	Were contradictory demands placed on you at work?	type 2
Social support from colleagues	Did your colleagues talk with you about how well you carry out your work?	type 1
Social support from supervisors1	Did your nearest superior talk with you about how well you carry out your work?	type 1
Social community at work	Was there a good atmosphere between you and your colleagues?	type 1

Response category type 1: always; often; sometimes; seldom; never/hardly never

Response category type 2: to a very large extent; to a large extent; somewhat; to a small extent; to a very small extent