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Assessment of psychological and social current working conditions in epidemiological studies: experiences from the MUSIC-Norrtälje study

Deparement of Occupational Health, Stockholm County Council, mans.waldenstrom{at}smd.sll.se

Töres Theorell

National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health

Gunnel Ahlberg

National Institute for Working Life, Solna, Sweden

Malin Josephson

Section for Personal Injury Prevention, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Patrik Nise

Deparement of Occupational Health, Stockholm County Council

Kerstin Waldenström

Deparement of Occupational Health, Stockholm County Council

Eva VingÅrd

Section for Personal Injury Prevention, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Background: The aim of this study was to present, evaluate and propose a tool for the assessment of psychosocial working conditions in epidemiological studies. A referent group of the large epidemiological study, the MUSIC-Norrtälje study of musculoskeletal disorders, was used. The respondents were 950 working persons (585 female and 365 male). Method: Self-administered questionnaire and personal interview were used. The responses were subjected to factor analysis. The resulting model had components generated from the demand-control-support model and action theory. Result: The result supported the use of different aspects of psychological job demands. The interview data seemed to be more related to factual exposure and the questionnaire data more to individual perception. The usefulness of the model was supported by associations between the model and psychosomatic symptoms and sleep disturbances. Conclusion : A combination of interview and questionnaire increases the possibility of interpreting the association between working conditions and health and may provide a more effective basis for interventions.

Key Words: action theory • demands • interview • psychological stress • questionnaire • work stress • work task.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 30, No. 2, 94-102 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/14034948020300020301


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