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Table 4 Logistic univariate relationship between mental health and personal, work organization, and psychosocial work environment variables among female cleaners in Norway in 1999

From: The impact of psychosocial and organizational working conditions on the mental health of female cleaning personnel in Norway

 

HSCL≥1.75

Risk factors

N

OR

95% CI

Age (p = 0.6)

340

  

≤30 (ref.)

 

1.0

-

31–39

 

0.9

0.4 – 2.5

40–49

 

1.1

0.5 – 2.6

50–59

 

1.6

0.7 – 4.0

60+

 

0.8

0.2 – 3.2

Work experience (years) (p = 0.8)

350

  

0–4 (ref.)

 

1.0

 

5–14

 

1.2

0.6 – 2.4

15+

 

1.1

0.5 – 2.3

Working time (p = 0.3)

354

  

Full time (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Part time

 

1.5

0.7 – 3.1

Family status (p = 0.2)

354

  

Single (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Not single (married/cohabitating)

 

0.7

0.4 – 1.3

Ethnicity (p < 0.01)

351

  

Ethnic Norwegian (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Not ethnic Norwegian

 

2.8

1.4 – 5.5

Psychosocial risk factors (from factor analysis):

   

Satisfaction with leadership (model p < 0.001)

354

  

Good (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Fair

 

2.6

1.2 – 5.8

Poor

 

3.8

1.8 – 8.1

Satisfaction with co-workers (model p = 0.01)

354

  

Good (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Fair

 

0.7

0.4 – 1.6

Poor

 

2.0

1.1 – 3.9

Satisfaction with time pressure/control (model p = 0.3)

354

  

Good (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Fair

 

0.8

0.4 – 1.6

Poor

 

1.3

0.6 – 2.6

Satisfaction with information/knowledge (model p = 0.01)

354

  

Good (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Fair

 

0.3

0.2 – 0.7

Poor

 

0.8

0.4 – 1.5

Work organisational risk factors:

   

Working alone/in a pair/in a team (model p = 0.3)

344

  

Working alone (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Working in a pair

 

0.8

0.3 – 1.8

Working in a team

 

0.4

0.1 – 1.4

Contact with colleagues at the workplace (model p = 0.02)

352

  

Every day (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Every week/min once a month

 

2.5

1.3 – 4.8

More seldom/never

 

1.9

1.0 – 3.7

Contact with manager at the workplace (model p = 0.6)

351

  

Every day (ref.)

 

1.0

 

Every week/min once a month

 

1.5

0.6 – 3.6

More seldom/never

 

1.6

0.6 – 4.1