“Blue flags”, development of a short clinical questionnaire on work-related psychosocial risk factors - a validation study in primary care

Table 3 Distribution of the panels´ answers regarding the work-related psychosocial risk factor items in the “Blue flags”

	Total, n = 111				Professionals, n = 65				Patients, n = 46				p***
	Not relevant		Relevant/very relevant		Not relevant		Relevant/very relevant		Not relevant		Relevant/very relevant
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
1. There are clear goals for my work^a	8	7	101	93	2	3	62	97	6	13	39	87	0.063
2. My work contains positive challenges^a	5	5	104	95	0	0	64	100	5	11	40	89	0.010
3. There are incompatible demands for me at my work^b	9	8	97	92	2	3	60	97	7	16	37	84	0.032
4. I have control in my work situation^a	3	3	107	97	0	0	64	100	3	6	43	94	0.070
5. I can solve problems that arise at work^a	4	4	105	96	0	0	64	100	4	9	43	91	0.027
6. The work requires me to concentrate all the time and can make decisions^a	12	11	97	89	3	5	60	95	9	20	37	80	0.027
7. My tasks at work are too difficult^a	25	23	85	77	6	9	58	91	19	41	27	59	0.000
8. I can count on that if necessary, get help and support from my immediate supervisor	4	4	107	96	0	0	65	100	4	9	42	91	0.027
9. I can count on that if necessary, get help and support from my colleagues	3	3	108	97	0	0	65	100	3	7	43	93	0.068
10. I can decide how fast I work^a	13	12	95	88	3	5	59	95	10	22	36	78	0.014
11. I have too many tasks, too much work to do^a	11	10	98	90	1	2	64	98	10	23	34	77	0.000
12. Men and women are treated equally at my workplace^a	13	12	95	88	5	8	58	92	8	18	37	82	0.142
13. Old and young staff are treated equally at my workplace^a	18	16	91	84	9	14	54	86	9	20	37	80	0.602
14. There has been bullying and harassment at my workplace during the last 6 months	30	27	81	73	4	6	61	94	26	57	20	43	0.000

Missing data: ^amissing ≤ 3, ^bmissing 5
***Fisher´s Exact Test, the relationship between the distribution of the responses for the professionals and the patients, significance if p < 0.05

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