Psychology: Research and Review
Table 3 Common mental disorders prevalence according to employment status and psychosocial aspects of the job
Variables (N) | n (%) | Common mental disorders | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (P%) | PR | p value | ||
Working characteristics and conditions | ||||
Professional category (451) | ||||
Nurse | 150 (33.3) | 30 (20.1) | 1.00 | |
Nursing technician/assistant | 301 (66.7) | 41 (14.2) | 0.71 | .10 |
Worktime (448)* | ||||
Less than 5 years | 171 (38.2) | 19 (11.2) | 1.00 | |
Between 5 and 10 years | 109 (24.3) | 19 (17.8) | 1.59 | .12 |
Longer than 10 years | 168 (37.5) | 33 (20.8) | 1.86 | .01 |
Worktime in the unit (448)* | ||||
Less than 5 years | 302 (67.4) | 42 (14.2) | 1.00 | |
Between 5 and 10 years | 95 (21.2) | 17 (18.9) | 1.33 | .27 |
Longer than 10 years | 51 (11.4) | 11 (22.4) | 1.58 | .13 |
Employment bond (446)* | ||||
Employment stability | 210 (47.1) | 40 (19.9) | 1.00 | |
Outsourced work | 236 (52.9) | 31 (13.4) | 0.67 | .06 |
Having another employment bond (450)* | ||||
No | 287 (63.8) | 36 (12.9) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 163 (36.2) | 35 (22.2) | 1.72 | .01 |
Having labor rights (441)* | ||||
Yes, all | 101 (22.9) | 16 (16.7) | 1.00 | |
Yes, partially | 314 (71.2) | 46 (15.0) | 0.90 | .77 |
No, none | 26 (5.9) | 5 (19.2) | 1.15 | .87** |
Weekly work week (435)* | ||||
Up to 40 h | 305 (70.1) | 38 (12.8) | 1.00 | |
Between 40 and 60 h | 79 (18.2) | 14 (18.2) | 1.42 | .22 |
More than 60 h | 51 (11.7) | 18 (36.0) | 2.81 | < .01 |
Working shift (449)* | ||||
Daytime | 374 (83.3) | 63 (17.1) | 1.00 | |
Nightshift/24 h shift | 75 (16.7) | 7 (10.4) | 0.61 | .17 |
Physical demand at work (447)* | ||||
Low physical demand | 251 (56.2) | 33 (13.5) | 1.00 | |
High physical demand | 196 (43.8) | 38 (19.9) | 1.47 | .07 |
Activities that were compatible with their position (449)* | ||||
Yes | 427 (95.1) | 68 (16.4) | 1.00 | |
No | 22 (4.9) | 2 (9.5) | 0.58 | .63** |
Personal safety threatened at work (450)* | ||||
No | 279 (62.0) | 31 (11.4) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 171 (38.0) | 40 (24.0) | 2.10 | < .01 |
Domestic work (448)* | ||||
No | 204 (45.5) | 26 (13.0) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 244 (54.5) | 45 (19.1) | 1.47 | .08 |
Domestic overload (440)* | ||||
Low/medium overload | 272 (61.8) | 33 (12.5) | 1.00 | |
High overload | 168 (38.2) | 36 (22.1) | 1.77 | < .01 |
Psychosocial aspects of the job | ||||
Social support (423)* | ||||
High support | 225 (53.2) | 24 (11.0) | 1.00 | |
Low support | 198 (46.8) | 40 (20.6) | 1.87 | < .01 |
Demand-control model (423)* | ||||
Low demand jobs | 136 (32.2) | 13 (9.6) | 1.00 | |
Active jobs | 101 (23.9) | 18 (18.6) | 1.94 | .04 |
Passive jobs | 100 (23.6) | 19 (19.6) | 2.04 | .03 |
High demand jobs | 86 (20.3) | 19 (22.4) | 2.33 | < .01 |
Effort-reward imbalance model (436)* | ||||
Balance | 140 (32.1) | 12 (8.8) | 1.00 | |
Imbalance | 296 (67.9) | 58 (20.1) | 2.28 | < .01 |