Table 2 Description of work-related psychosocial and physical load for the nursing aides (n = 244)
| Â | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Psychosocial load | Â | Â |
   Job control | 62.5 | 6.3 |
Skill discretion | 32.4 | 3.4 |
Decision authority | 30.1 | 4.8 |
   Psychological demands | 31.4 | 3.6 |
   Social support | 23.7 | 2.6 |
Supervisor support | 11.3 | 1.8 |
Coworker support | 12.4 | 1.5 |
   Job satisfaction | 53.3 | 8.7 |
Physical load | Â | Â |
   Combined frequency of HRPHTsa in a workday | 58.2 | 13.9 |
Manual transfer of patients between bed/toilet and wheelchair | 23.0 | 8.5 |
Manual repositioning of patients in bed | 11.9 | 3.9 |
Manual transfer of patients between bed/wheelchair and bath cart | 8.5 | 1.6 |
Dressing of patients | 9.8 | 3.4 |
Bathing patients in bed | 5.1 | 1.8 |
   Perceived physical exertion score | 9.1 | 2.1 |