Table 1 MPEPS-N domains, subdomains and sample items

Work Resources

Task Significance^a

The results of my work can significantly impact the lives of patients under my care

Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ)

Work Schedule^a

My job allows me to independently determine how to complete my tasks.

Social Support^a

My job provides me the opportunity to develop close friendships.

Social Feedback^a

I receive feedback on my performance from other people in my organization (such as manager and coworkers).

Organizational Care^a

The management of my organization are interested in the health and well-being of the personnel.

Nordic Psychological & Social Factors at Work (QPSNordic)

Rewards^a

Considering all my efforts and achievements, my job promotion prospects are adequate.

Effort-reward imbalance (ERI-S)

Work Demands

Initiated interdependence^a

Unless my job gets done, other jobs cannot be completed.

WDQ

Physical demands^a

My job requires a great deal of muscular endurance.

Effort^a

I have constant time pressure due to a heavy work load.

Over the past few years, my job has become more and more demanding.

Effort-reward imbalance (ERI-S)

Team psychological job demands^a

Doctors do not care enough about patients.

There is conflict between doctors and nurses over therapy.

Herschbach 1992

Work conditions^a

The wards/ rooms are cramped

I have/had muscle pain/discomfort in my body due to work

Dutch Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

Ease of Substitution^a

I would rather go to work while unfit than to find a colleague to substitute for me.

Being a healthcare worker professional, I would attend my patients first even when I am unfit to go to work.

(Arronson + 4 Self Developed Questions)

Work Stress

Depersonalization and emotional exhaustion^b

Original items of Maslach Burnout Inventory English version cannot be reproduced here due to copyright issues

Maslach burnout Inventory (MBI)

Work Engagement

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At my job, I feel strong and vigorous.

I feel happy when I am working intensely.

Utrecht work engagement questionnaire (UWES)

Personal Health and Traits

Health Locus of Control^a

If I get sick, it is my own behavior which determines how soon I get well again.

If I take the right actions, I can stay healthy.

Multidimensional Health locus of control A (MHLC-A)

Work Productivity

Presenteeism Frequency^c

How many times during the last year have you gone to work when you should have been on sick leave due to your health condition?

Aronsson 2000

Productivity^d

Using the same 0-to-10 scale, how would you rate your overall job performance on the days you worked during the past 4 weeks (28 days)?

WHO-health and performance questionnaire (WHO-HPQ)

Additional Items

Quality of life^e

General health^e

How would you rate your quality of life?

Compared with people of your age, do you consider that your health condition as.

WHO- Quality of Life

(WHO-QOL BREF)

Demographics

Please indicate highest degree of nursing training.

Please indicate the department that you spend the most of your time in.

Thematic household survey (THS) and healthcare manpower survey (HMS)