Fatigue attributions in relation to fatigue, health, psychosocial work characteristics, and sociodemographics of employees who made a fatigue related visit to the GP only (n=268)
| Somatic attribution (41.8%) | Psychological attribution (44.0%) | Don’t know attribution (14.2%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS, Checklist Individual Strength; CIS case, probable fatigue case; MBI-GS, Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey; MBI-GS case, probable work related fatigue case; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HAD case, probable mental health problem case; JCQ, Job Content Questionnaire. | |||
| t test/χ2 test, *p<0.05 **p<0.01 ***p<0.001. | |||
| Fatigue | |||
| CIS total score*** | 69.9 (23.8) | 82.0 (25.11) | 84.3 (21.3) |
| CIS case*** | 41.3% | 62.7% | 65.8% |
| CIS case four months ago | 41.0% | 52.3% | 57.1% |
| MBI-GS case* | 28.9% | 48.9% | 39.1% |
| Somatic health problems | |||
| ≥1 Chronic illness | 36.6% | 28.0% | 31.6% |
| Mental health problems | |||
| HAD anxiety*** | 6.2 (3.2) | 9.0 (3.6) | 8.7 (3.6) |
| HAD depression*** | 5.1 (3.8) | 8.2 (4.4) | 6.6 (4.1) |
| HAD case*** | 32.4% | 64.3% | 59.5% |
| Psychosocial work characteristics (JCQ total score on subscales) | |||
| Job demands | 32.8 (5.8) | 34.2 (5.5) | 33.6 (4.9) |
| Decision latitude | 70.3 (11.6) | 71.9 (11.1) | 72.2 (10.7) |
| Social support | 21.5 (3.5) | 21.6 (3.4) | 21.7 (3.4) |
| Sociodemographics | |||
| Age (years) | 41.3 (8.2) | 41.6 (7.4) | 40.7 (9.3) |
| Gender (% male) | 62.2% | 68.6% | 57.9% |
| Low educational level | 17.8% | 9.8% | 15.8% |
| Living alone | 10.0% | 12.7% | 7.9% |