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Table 3 The psychosocial work environment of chiropractic clinic owners and associates in primary care practice in Denmark, n = 340

From: Work-related acute physical injuries, chronic overuse complaints, and the psychosocial work environment in Danish primary care chiropractic practice – a cross-sectional study

Psychosocial work environment

Always n(%)

Often n(%)

Sometimes n(%)

Rarely n(%)

Never n(%)

Does your work put you in emotionally stressful situations?*

 - Clinic owner

0 (0)

12 (5,5)

81 (37,5)

76 (35,2)

47(21,8)

 - Associate

1 (0,8)

8 (6,5)

47 (37,9)

57 (45,9)

11 (8,9)

Does your work demand that you do not state your opinion?

 - Clinic owner

0 (0)

12 (5,5)

76 (35,2)

73 (33,8)

55 (25,5)

 - Associate

0 (0)

6 (4,8)

37 (29,8)

41 (33,1)

40 (32,3)

Is your workload unevenly distributed causing your tasks to pile up?

 - Clinic owner

3 (1,4)

13 (6,0)

85 (39,4)

82 (37,9)

33 (15,3)

 - Associate

0 (0)

8 (6,5)

42 (33,8)

61 (49,2)

13 (10,5)

How often are you delayed compared to your planned appointments?

 - Clinic owner

1 (0,5)

39 (18,1)

69 (31,9)

84 (38,9)

23 (10,6)

 - Associate

0 (0)

19 (15,3)

51 (41,1)

43 (34,7)

11 (8,9)

How often does it happen that you do not get all your tasks done?

 - Clinic owner

1 (0,5)

23 (10,6)

55 (25,5)

102 (47,2)

35 (16,2)

 - Associate

0 (0)

5 (4,0)

32 (25,8)

54 (43,6)

33 (26,6)

Have you influence over the amount of work?*

 - Clinic owner

118 (54,6)

73 (33,8)

21 (9,7)

3 (1,4)

1 (0,5)

 - Associate

36 (29,1)

61 (49,2)

19 (15,3)

7 (5,6)

1 (0,8)

How often do you look for work elsewhere?*

 - Clinic owner

3 (1,4)

9 (4,2)

13 (6,0)

27 (12,5)

164 (75,9)

 - Associate

2 (1,6)

7 (5,6)

15 (12,1)

37 (29,9)

63 (50,8)

Do you get information at work about important decisions, changes,and future plans in good time?*

 - Clinic owner

170 (78,7)

30 (13,9)

12 (5,5)

1 (0,5)

3 (1,4)

 - Associate

35 (28,2)

45 (36,3)

27 (21,8)

15 (12,1)

2 (1,6)

Do you feel motivated and committed to your work?*

 - Clinic owner

144 (66,6)

62 (28,7)

9 (4,2)

1 (0,5)

0 (0)

 - Associate

59 (47,6)

55 (44,3)

9 (7,3)

1 (0,8)

0 (0)

Do you feel that the workplace problems are also yours?*

 - Clinic owner

152 (70,4)

38 (17,6)

17 (7,8)

8 (3,7)

1 (0,5)

 - Associate

11 (8,9)

36 (29,1)

44 (35,5)

26 (20,9)

7 (5,6)

  1. 216 clinic owners, 124 associates. 12 people with other types of employee status are not included in this table
  2. *Statistically significant difference between clinic owners and associates with P < 0.05