The issue of work-related stress was previously investigated through interviews and self-completed questionnaires with occupational health 10 physicians and 8 nurses14). The questionnaire for this study was formulated based on this earlier data. The Theory of Planned Behavior type of question formulation was used when developing the questionnaire on the experiences in the workplaces with questions targeted to both behavioral, normative and control beliefs15). Respondent characteristics were determined through 5 questions: the enterprises’ occupation area and size, the participants’ profession, age and gender by multiple choice questions. The scale of the question were dichotomous type (yes, no, don’t know).
The self-completed questionnaire consisted of 11 questions:
- Have you heard about the autonomous framework agreement on work-related stress signed by Europe UNICE / UEAPME, CEEP and the ETUC and that the Finnish social partners have made a local agreement about it, which they have implemented?
- Is the concept of work-related stress well known to you?- Has work-related stress ever been raised in your enterprise?
- Has your enterprise had contact with your OHS supplier regarding work-related stress?
- Has your OHS supplier contacted your company regarding work-related stress?
- Does your enterprise collaborate with your OHS supplier in matters relating to work-related stress and can the collaboration be improved somehow?
- Whose responsibilities/duties include the topic of workrelated stress?
- Who needs to collaborate on issues of work-related stress?
- Does your company have a common protocol to assess and handle work-related stress and if so what kind of?
- Does your company’s administration support intervening on work-related stress?
- Have you participated in any kind of training consisting of evaluating psychological overload, well-being in the work community and work-related stress?
The questionnaire was accompanied by a cover letter which explained that the results would be analyzed anonymously group level. The questionnaires were returned anonymously to the lead researcher. Participants were not sent any reminders. Results were calculated in percentages and figured in tables by first author. Participants were informed about the content and conduct of the study. All responses were confidential reported in group level.