TABLE 3.
Core measures from all employee survey
| Measure | What measure assesses and original source | Design team action with reason | # of AES items | # of DT items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-related behaviors or attitudes | ||||
| Nutrition | Compliance with recommended fruit/vegetable intake per Dietary Guidelines for Americans39,40 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Physical activity | Compliance with recommended Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans39,41 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Cigarette smoking | Cigarette smoking habits39,42 | Substituted with detailed item from Personal Wellness Profile43,44 | 1 | 1 |
| Readiness for change | Interest in adopting healthy lifestyle practices.39,44 | Added new item to assess interest in reducing caffeine use. | 7 | 8 |
| Physical or psychosocial work exposures | ||||
| Personal safety | Worker perception of personal safety at work.39 | Dropped due to potential for misinterpretation. | 1 | 0 |
| Supervisor support work-family balance | Worker perception that supervisor supports family and personal responsibilities.39 | Dropped item because level of detail was not desired. | 1 | 0 |
| Justice | Worker perception of fairness in organizational decision-making.39,45 | Dropped due to potential for misinterpretation. | 2 | 0 |
| Civility norms | Worker perception that rudeness is not tolerated39,46 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Job content | Overall assessment of work exposures, including work demands, control, and social support39,47 | 8 items dropped due to having a good understanding of situation. | 12 | 4 |
| Job security | Worker perception of good job security39,47 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Emotional job demands | Worker perception that their job is emotionally demanding.39,48 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Organizational support for health, safety, well-being | Worker perception of organization support for personal health, safety, and well-being39,49 | Split into two items to obtain more detail. | 1 | 2 |
| Health climate | Worker perception that work environment is supportive of healthy lifestyle practices39,50 | Retained | 3 | 3 |
| Work health opportunities | Worker perception of employer-provided opportunities to maintain or improve health.39,51 | Dropped due to having a good understanding of the situation. | 4 | 0 |
| Workplace safety | Worker perception of workplace level of safety.39,51 | Dropped due to potential for misinterpretation. | 1 | 0 |
| Safety climate | Worker perception that work environment is supportive of safe work practices39,52–55 | Dropped due to potential for social desirability bias. | 5 | 0 |
| Health outcomes | ||||
| General health | Self-reported health.39 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Health risk factors | Diagnosis or treatment for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, back problems, anxiety/depression.39 | Retained | 5 | 5 |
| Body mass index | Weight and height.39 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Depression | Depressive symptoms.39,56 | Substituted with Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)57 to obtain detail about psychological symptoms. | 2 | 18 |
| Health interference with work | Difficulty accomplishing work tasks due to health problems.39,58 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Musculoskeletal pain | Pain, aching, numbness, tingling in back, joints, upper/lower extremities. Indicates injury/loss of function.39 | Retained | 5 | 5 |
| Sleep | Aspects of sleep, including sleep quality and quantity, sleep hours needed, and sleep disturbance.39 | Retained | 4 | 4 |
| Work outcomes | ||||
| Stress | Stress at work and at home.39 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Work-family conflict | Difficulty balancing demands of work and family39,59 | Retained | 4 | 4 |
| Burnout | Strain from emotional exhaustion/disengagement.39,60 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Job satisfaction | Satisfaction with one’s jobs and organization61,62 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Intention to leave | Desire to quit job/find job with different organization39,61,62 | 1 item dropped due to potential for misinterpretation. | 2 | 1 |
| Personal information | ||||
| Dependents | Responsibility to care for dependent children or adults.39 | Retained | 2 | 2 |
| Demographics | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, family income.39 | Retained | 6 | 6 |
| Work information | ||||
| Commuting time | Travel time to work that exceeds 60 min. round trip.39,51 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Work history | Tenure, hours worked, shift, and supervisory role.39 | Retained | 4 | 4 |
| Other | ||||
| Informed consent | Participants’ understanding of the risks, rights and benefits of completing the survey.39 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
| Other comments | Provides an open-ended opportunity to gather other comments about health and the workplace.39 | Retained | 1 | 1 |
Note: Total # AES items = 92; Total # DT survey items = 87.
Abbreviations: AES, all employee survey; DT, Design Team.