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. 2019 Jan 11;14(1):e0210359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210359

Table 2. Descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations) and results for reliability tests (Cronbach’s alpha) and confirmatory factor analysis for the different Quickscan scales for sample 1 (n = 3540) and sample 2 (n = 276).

Latent factor: function-related Cronbach’s αa Mean a SDa Item Factor loadinga
Psychological Distress (+) .92/.88 2.41/2.52 1.32/1.28 PD1 .65/.62
PD2 .77/.76
PD3 .78/.69
PD4 .78/.63
PD5 .85/.75
PD6 .81/.73
PD7 .86/.80
Health Perception Patient (-) .79/.53 3.24/2.37*** 1.02/1.11 HPP1 .79/.62
HPP2 .83/.62
Pain Perception (+) .72/.72 2.30/2.70* 1.21/1.31 PP1 .73/.80
PP2 .74/.63
PP3 .60/.65
Work-health interference (+) / 2.75/3.13 1.66/1.75 / /
Return-to-work needs (+) / 1.51/2.48*** 1.47/1.63 / /
Return-to-work expectations (-) / 2.22/1.65** 1.88/1.70 / /
Recovery expectations (-) / 2.75/2.81 1.64/1.56 / /
Latent factor: Person-related factors Item Factor loading
Perfectionism (+) .62/.52 3.71/3.36*** .89/.95 PF1 .43/.36
PF2 .66/.58
PF3 .55/.37
PF4 .55/.54
Fear of colleagues expectations (+) / 2.30/2.21 1.87/1.88 / /
Latent factor: Stressful life-events Item Factor loading
Stressful life events (+) .87/.83 2.15/1.98*** 1.22/1.20 SLI1 .61/.64
SLI2 .51/.56
SLI3 .62/.69
SLI4 .84/.65
SLI5 .91/.75
SLI6 .70/.43
SLI7 .50/.49
SLI8 .64/.68
Latent factor: Work-related factor
Job satisfaction (-) / 3.19/2.60** 1.48/1.70 / /
Terms of employment (-) / 3.29/2.81 1.26/1.61 / /
Emotional burden (-) / 2.40/2.15* 1.86/1.79 / /
Physical workload (+) .90/.90 2.65/2.59 1.28/1.40 PWL1 .84/.85
PWL2 .74/.74
PWL3 .71/.62
PWL4 .67/.69
PWL5 .83/.81
PWL6 .74/.79
PWL7 .78/.70
Autonomy (-) .84/.76 2.02/2.04 1.26/1.21 AU1 .55/.57
AU2 .76/.67
AU3 .83/.63
AU4 .77/.74
AU5 .68/.60
Social Support by colleagues (-) .91/.84 3.28/2.59*** 1.41/1.56 SSC1 .91/.81
SSC2 .91/.90
Social Support by Management (-) .88/.84 3.27/2.63** 1.16/1.68 SSM1 .85/.81
SSM2 .92/.90
Learning and development opportunities (-) .81/.83 2.62/2.49 1.41/1.35 LD1 .60/.64
LD2 .72/.81
LD3 .86/.81
LD4 .79/.71
Turnover intention profession (-) / 3.29/2.71 1.26/2.05 / /
Workload (+) .89/.80 2.60/2.68 1.18/1.04 WL1 .71/.62
Work expectations (+) / 1.98/1.48* 1.20/1.68 WL2 .50/.43
WL3 .79/.57
WL4 .88/.77
WL5 .65/.49
WL6 .83/.72
WL7 .77/.65

JS = Job Satisfaction, TOE = Terms of employment, EB = Emotional burden, PWL = physical workload, AU = autonomy, SSC = social support by colleagues, LD = learning and development opportunities, SSM = social support by management, TIP = turnover intention profession, WL = Workload, WE = Work Expectations, SLI = Stressful life events, PD = Psychological Distress, HPP = Health perception patient, PP = Pain perception, RTWE = return to work expectations, WHI = work-health interference, RTWN = Return-to-work needs, RE = Recovery expectations, FCE = Fear of colleagues expectations, PF = Perfectionism, WE = work expectations.

aSample 2/Sample 1 (+) = positive expected relation with high risk of long-term sick leave (-) = negative expected relation with high risk of long-term sick leave

*P <.05;

**P <.01;

***P <.001