Karazek questionnaire applied to operators in an automotive industry
Aspects—Karazek questionnaire
Total group (n = 30)
Never or almost never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Need to do tasks quickly
2 (6.7)
3 (10)
6 (20)
19 (63.3)
Need to work intensely
3 (10)
6 (20)
7 (23.3)
14 (46.7)
Work demands a lot
2 (6.7)
5 (16.7)
15 (50)
8 (26.7)
Enough time for tasks
0 (0)
0 (0)
7 (23.3)
23 (76.7)
Working with contradictory demands
20 (66.7)
4 (13.3)
4 (13.3)
2 (6.7)
Possibility to learn new things
1 (3.3)
1 (3.3)
8 (26.7)
20 (66.7)
Work requires specialized knowledge
3 (10)
3 (10)
10 (33.3)
14 (46.7)
Work requires initiatives
2 (6.7)
1 (3.3)
7 (23.3)
20 (66.7)
Work is repetitive
4 (13.3)
0 (0)
2 (6.7)
24 (80)
Choose how to do your work
8 (26.7)
3 (10)
13 (43.3)
6 (20)
Choose what to do at work
17 (56.7)
5 (16.7)
6 (20)
2 (6.7)
Aspects—Karazek questionnaire
Totally disagree
I disagree more than I agree
I agree more than I disagree
I totally agree
Calm environment at work
0 (0)
3 (10)
10 (33.3)
17 (56.7)
Good relations between other operators
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (6.7)
28 (93.3)
Coworkers support each other
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (6.7)
28 (93.3)
Understanding from colleagues
1 (3.3)
0 (0)
6 (20)
23 (76.7)
Good relationship with the head of service
0 (0)
1 (3.3)
1 (3.3)
28 (93.3)
I like working with my colleagues
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (3.3)
29 (96.7)
Categorical data as absolute count and percentages between parenthesis
Declarations
Author contributions
RFAdC: Investigation, Data analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. MAM: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The research began, exclusively, after its approval by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pernambuco, following the guidelines of Resolution No. 466/2012, being approved on 09/05/2019, by opinion no. 3,555,847. All research participants were guaranteed anonymity, with the signing of a Free and Informed Consent Form, explaining in detail the objective of the research.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this manuscript will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, to any qualified researcher.
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