Title
Relations Between Psychosocial Job Characteristics and Work Ability in Employees with Chronic Headaches
Author
van der Doef, M.P.
Schelvis, R.M.C.
Publication year
2019
Abstract
Purpose The aim of the study was to determine (a) to which extent job demands and job resources predict work ability in employees with chronic headaches, and (b) whether work ability in these employees is more hampered by high demands and more enhanced by resources than in employees without chronic disease. Methods All employees with chronic headaches (n = 593) and without chronic disease (n = 13,742) were selected from The Netherlands Working Conditions Survey conducted in 2013. This survey assessed amongst others job characteristics and various indicators of work ability, i.e. sick leave, employability, work engagement, and emotional exhaustion. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted for employees with chronic headaches and compared to employees without chronic disease, controlling for age, gender and educational level. Results In employees with chronic headaches higher quantitative and emotional demands contributed to higher emotional exhaustion, and higher emotional demands to higher sick leave. Higher cognitive demands were however associated with higher work engagement. Higher autonomy was related to higher employability and lower emotional exhaustion. Higher supervisor and colleague support was associated with higher employability, higher engagement and lower emotional exhaustion. Higher supervisor support was associated with lower sick leave. Supervisor support emerged as a stronger predictor for emotional exhaustion in the employees with chronic headaches than in the employees without chronic disease. Conclusions Job demands and job resources are important for work ability in employees with chronic headaches. Furthermore, results suggest that these employees benefit more strongly from supervisor support than employees without chronic disease.
Subject
Werkstress
Hoofdpijn
Ziekteverzuim
Headache
Sick leave
Burnout
Workload
Social support
Work and Employment
Healthy Living
Life
WHC - Work, Health and Care
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-018-9769-7
TNO identifier
788157
Source
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 29 (29), 119-127
Document type
article