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Table 1 Exposures, outcomes and appropriate questionnaires included in the standardized survey

From: Work-related complaints and diseases of physical therapists – protocol for the establishment of a “Physical Therapist Cohort” (PTC) in Germany

Questions

Content

Reference(s)

A 1

Job title

Self-formulated question

A 2

Terms of employment

Self-formulated question

A 3-4

Occupation (duration of occupation)

Nordic questionnaire[29]

A 5-9

Current work activity (working hours, non-working time/break, overtime, etc.)

Self-formulated question

A 10-11

Occupational history and job change for health reasons

Nordic Questionnaire[29]

A 12

Predominant workload at work

Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ) – German version[30]

A 13-18

Precise work activities (sector, work area, main activities, on-going training, etc.) - only physical therapists

Self-formulated question

A 19

Exposure assessment: musculoskeletal – only physical therapists

Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal complaints by Campo et al., 2008[14] – own translation

A 20

Exposure assessment: musculoskeletal (back)

Adapted question: EPILIFT[31]

A 21

Exposure assessment: musculoskeletal (in general)

Adapted question: EPILIFT[31]

A 22-23

Exposure assessment: musculoskeletal (strength and hand activity combined)

Hand activity level threshold limit values (HAL TLVs)[32]

B 1-6

Psychosocial demands and workload of the current occupation

Shorted version of Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ) – German version[30]

B 7

Assessment of effort reward imbalance

Effort-reward-imbalance questionnaire (ERI) Item version (short generic measure)[33]

B 8

Assessment of job (in-)security

ERI item version (short generic measure)[33]

C 1

Presenteeism

Own translation of Aronsson et al., 2000[34]

C 2

Absenteeism

Self-formulated question

D 1-4

Musculoskeletal workload and complaints

Nordic questionnaire (German version)[29]

E 1-2

Individual risk factors for dermal conditions

Adapted question from chronic hand eczema registry on longterm patient management (CARPE)[35]

E 2-8

Dermal exposures and diseases

Nordic work-related skin questionnaire – German translation (linguistic translation, current preparation of publication)[36]

F 1-2

Exposure assessment: infectious

Self-formulated question

F 3

Contact or infection with reportable infectious diseases

Selection of relevant infectious diseases from the review by[37]

G 1-12

Socio-demographic data

G 1

Sex

German demografic standards[38]

G 2

Marital status

German demografic standards[38]

G 3-5

Age, body height, body weight

Nordic questionnaire[29]

G 6-7

Graduation, occupational qualification

German demografic standards[38]

G 8

Hand-dominance

Adapted Nordic questionnaire[29]

G 9

Sport

Nordic questionnaire[29]; GEDA 2009[39]

G 10

Smoking behaviour

Extra-short version to assess current smoking behaviour[40]

G 11

Previous illness (e.g. mental diseases etc.)

Self-formulated question