Occupational level

NL

BE

DE

FIN

FR

GB

IT

POL

SLK

Total

Physical load (average of the sum score items) (N = 31,234)

Head nurses

Low or med.

91.5%

71.9%

86.2%

98.6%

91.3%

97.3%

84.0%

90.8%

87.5%

High

8.5%

28.1%

13.8%

1.4%

8.7%

2.7%

16.0%

9.2%

12.5%

Number

388

645

385

282

646

366

307

251

3270

Spec.

nurses

Low or med.

86.1%

86.1%

76.6%

87.8%

85.5%

86.8%

85.1%

92.7%

85.9%

High

13.9%

13.9%

23.4%

12.2%

14.5%

13.2%

14.9%

7.3%

14.1%

Number

1018

676

401

1177

269

569

316

165

4591

State-

registered

nurses

Low or med.

85.3%

84.6%

65.7%

81.1%

83.1%

88.9%

80.0%

68.3%

72.2%

78.1%

High

14.7%

15.4%

34.3%

18.9%

16.9%

11.1%

20.0%

31.7%

27.8%

21.9%

Number

2443

2512

1959

847

2317

757

3974

3008

1871

19688

Nursing aids

Low or med.

90.0%

70.4%

64.0%

75.9%

65.8%

78.6%

50.0%

75.4%

70.5%

High

10.0%

29.6%

36.0%

24.1%

34.2%

21.4%

50.0%

24.6%

29.5%

Number

379

426

314

191

1935

290

16

134

3685

p

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Amount of hours standing at work per day (N = 33,927)

Head nurses

<4 hrs

34.7%

16.1%

57.0%

38.9%

31.8%

39.2%

41.1%

31.1%

34.6%

4 - 5 hrs

29.5%

35.7%

20.4%

36.8%

22.5%

37.0%

34.4%

34.1%

31.0%

6 hrs & +

35.9%

48.2%

22.6%

24.3%

45.7%

23.8%

24.5%

34.7%

34.4%

Number

404

670

393

334

683

495

436

331

3746

Spec.

nurses

<4 hrs

30.1%

9.7%

6.2%

38.6%

9.4%

24.5%

33.7%

19.8%

25.3%

4 - 5 hrs

36.6%

29.6%

25.9%

24.9%

25.1%

20.4%

26.5%

29.1%

27.9%

6 hrs & +

33.3%

60.7%

67.9%

36.5%

65.5%

55.1%

39.8%

51.1%

46.8%

Number

1039

693

417

1202

287

592

460

182

4872

State-

Registered

nurses

<4 hrs

27.5%

9.6%

6.7%

21.5%

9.4%

18.1%

9.5%

17.4%

18.0%

14.3%

4 - 5 hrs

36.1%

41.7%

28.7%

28.4%

22.0%

22.3%

26.9%

23.9%

24.0%

28.4%

6 hrs & +

36.4%

48.8%

64.6%

50.1%

68.6%

59.6%

63.6%

58.7%

58.0%

57.2%

Number

2473

2553

1988

852

2377

779

4490

3817

2098

21427

Nursing aids

<4 hrs

48.6%

11.7%

13.0%

5.1%

2.1%

12.2%

17.6%

10.4%

10.5%

4 - 5 hrs

26.4%

30.9%

33.3%

8.6%

15.0%

27.4%

29.4%

17.0%

20.4%

6 hrs & +

25.0%

57.4%

53.7%

86.3%

82.9%

60.4%

52.9%

72.6%

69.1%

Number

424

446

324

197

2036

303

17

135

3882

p

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Uncomfortable postures (N = 31,008)

Head nurses

0 - 5/day

77.8%

51.8%

73.6%

95.0%

74.4%

87.5%

74.3%

83.0%

74.2%

6 - 10/day

15.1%

21.6%

15.8%

3.2%

15.7%

5.4%

12.9%

9.5%

13.8%

>10/day

7.0%

26.6%

10.6%

1.8%

9.9%

7.1%

12.9%

7.5%

12.0%

Number

383

643

387

282

645

368

311

253

3272