Solving a methodological challenge in work stress evaluation with the Stress Assessment and Research Toolkit (StART): a study protocol

Guglielmi, Dina; Simbula, Silvia; Vignoli, Michela; Bruni, Ilaria; Depolo, Marco; Bonfiglioli, Roberta; Tabanelli, Maria Carla; Violante, Francesco Saverio

doi:10.1186/1745-6673-8-18

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Table 1 Variables measured in the St.A.R.T. method

From: Solving a methodological challenge in work stress evaluation with the Stress Assessment and Research Toolkit (StART): a study protocol

Category	Risk	OIS	Focus group	Questionnaire	Observations
Organisational structure		Distribution of gender in the organisation	-	-	-
Organisational structure		Types of contract	-	-	-
Sentinel events		Sickness absences	-	Intention to quit	-
		Medical examinations
		Disciplinary sanctions
		Turnover
		Injuries
		Occupational diseases
Work content	Work environment and work equipment	Existence of environmental risks	Work with adequate equipment	Adequacy and equipment properly functioning	Description of work environment and work equipment
	Task design	Existence of an updated job description	Task clarity	Boredom	Frequency and description of tasks
			Monotony		Frequency and description of tasks
			Hitches		Frequency of hitches
		Easy availability of job description to all workers	Interruptions		Frequency of interruptions
	Workload / Work pace	Rating regarding different homogenous families of workers	Rests	Workload	Rests
			Achievable goals	Job demands
			Adequate time
	Work schedule	Work schedule	Work schedule	Work during rest days	-
		Shifts	Work during rest days	Hours worked
		Overwork
		Unused leave
Work context	Organisational culture and function	Existence of communication systems	Organisational communication and communication concerning organisational changes	Communication	-
		Existence of benefits
		Organisational changes occurred
	Role in organisation	Existence of an organogram	Role clarity	Role clarity	-
		Existence of an organogram	Role conflict	Role conflict
		Existence of a role description	Role conflict	Role conflict
	Career Development	Data regarding training activities	Training	Personal development	-
		Data regarding training activities	Career plan
		Existence of a well-defined career plan	Reward system
		Existence of a well-defined career plan	Performance evaluation system
		Existence of a well-defined reward system
		Existence of a well-defined performance evaluation system
	Decision latitude / control	Rating regarding different homogenous families of workers	Autonomous decision	Control	-
	Decision latitude / control	Rating regarding different homogenous families of workers	Autonomy and control in planning work activities	Control	-
	Interpersonal relationships at work	Existence of interpersonal conflict management system	Count on colleagues/supervisor/organisation help	Social support from colleagues/supervisor/organisation	Interactions with colleagues/supervisor and customers
		Existence of technical/personal support system	Mutual respect Conflict	Conflict
		Existence of technical/personal support system	Mutual respect Conflict	Leadership
	Home-work interface	Benefit	Work-family conflict	Work-family conflict	-
	Home-work interface	Existence of policies that facilitate the work-family balance	Work-family conflict	Family work facilitation	-
Individual factors	Independent or moderating variables	-	-	Personality traits, self-efficacy	-
	Outcome variables	-	-	Job burnout, work engagement, health symptoms, sickness absence	-

The table provides examples about variables that will be investigated.

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