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Table 5 Correlations between the “Blue flags” and QPSNordic using Spearman correlation coefficienta

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

 

Blue Flags 14 items

QPSNordic 51 items

Factor 1 Job demands, 4 items

Factor 2 Job tasks, 5 items

Factor 3 Equality, 2 items

Factor 4 Mixed, 3 items

All 14 items

p valueb

Corresponding 20 items

0.62

    

< 0.001

Corresponding 18 items

 

0.74

   

< 0.001

Corresponding 2 items

  

0.53

  

< 0.001

Corresponding 11 items

   

0.41

 

< 0.001

All, 51 items

    

0.87

< 0.001

  1. aSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient, rs ≥ 0.6 was considered to indicate satisfying correlation
  2. b p-values <0.05 were considered significant
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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