Table 1 Comparison between the frequencies ϕ of poor quality of life according to effort/reward unbalance and overcommitment
Low effort, high reward | High effort, high reward | Low effort, low reward | High effort, low reward | p value¥ | Overcommitment | P value¥ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | |||||||
(n = 348) | (n = 98) | (n = 85) | (n = 174) | |||||
Physical domain | ||||||||
Physical pain prevents you from doing what you need to do | 332 (95.4) | 94 (95.9) | 84 (98.8) | 159 (91.4) | 0.060 | 287 (94.1) | 431 (96.2) | 0.178 |
Need any medical treatment to function in your daily life | 50 (14.4) | 23 (23.5) | 8 (9.3)* | 40 (23.0) | 0.006 | 65 (21.3) | 63 (14.0) | 0.009 |
Has enough energy for everyday life | 63 (18.1) | 34 (34.7) | 22 (25.6) | 91 (52.3) | 0.000 | 127 (41.6) | 101 (22.5) | 0.000 |
Ability to get around | 19 (5.5) | 9 (9.2) | 5 (5.8) | 18 (10.4)* | 0.175 | 34 (11.2) | 22 (4.9) | 0.001 |
Satisfaction with sleep | 68 (19.7) | 31 (31.6) | 29 (33.7) | 71 (40.8) | 0.000 | 125 (41.0) | 87 (19.5) | 0.000 |
Satisfaction with the ability to perform the daily living activities | 26 (7.5)* | 20 (20.4) | 12 (14.0) | 47 (27.0) | 0.000 | 66 (21.3) | 46 (10.3) | 0.000 |
Satisfaction with the capacity for work | 21 (6.1)* | 15 (15.5)* | 8 (9.4)* | 43 (24.7) | 0.000 | 55 (18.0) | 41 (9.2) | 0.000 |
Psychological domain | ||||||||
How much enjoys life | 140 (40.5)* | 42 (43.3)* | 31 (36.5)* | 90 (52.0)* | 0.040 | 154 (51.2)* | 169 (38.1)* | 0.001 |
Feeling that life has meaning | 16 (4.6)* | 8 (8.2) | 4 (4.7) | 18 (10.3) | 0.070 | 25 (8.2) | 25 (5.6)* | 0.159 |
Ability to concentrate | 83 (24.1)* | 30 (30.6) | 27 (32.5)* | 81 (46.6) | 0.000 | 118 (38.8)* | 118 (26.6)* | 0.000 |
Ability to accept your bodily appearance | 55 (15.8) | 15 (15.3) | 16 (18.6) | 49 (28.2) | 0.006 | 71 (23.3) | 70 (15.6)* | 0.008 |
Satisfaction with oneself | 24 (6.9) | 14 (14.3) | 18 (20.9) | 52 (29.9) | 0.000 | 58 (19.0) | 56 (12.5) | 0.014 |
Frequency of negative feelings, such as blue mood, despair, anxiety and depression | 336 (96.6) | 93 (94.9) | 82 (96.5)* | 157 (90.2) | 0.019 | 281 (92.4)* | 429 (96.0)* | 0.034 |
Social domain | ||||||||
Satisfaction with personal relationships (friends, parents, acquaintances, colleagues) | 19 (5.5) | 8 (8.2) | 10 (11.6) | 27 (15.5) | 0.002 | 35 (11.5) | 32 (7.5) | 0.039 |
Satisfaction with sex life | 54 (15.6)* | 12 (12.2) | 16 (18.6) | 16 (17.8) | 0.590 | 55 (18.0) | 67 (15.0)* | 0.272 |
Satisfaction with support received from friends | 33 (9.5) | 11 (11.2) | 16 (18.6) | 28 (16.1) | 0.040 | 38 (12.5) | 55 (12.2) | 0.932 |
Environmental domain | ||||||||
Feels safe in daily life | 98 (28.4)* | 34 (34.7) | 30 (35.3)* | 87 (50.0) | 0.000 | 140 (46.1)* | 125 (28.0)* | 0.000 |
Quality of the physical environment (climate, noise, pollution, attractive) | 222 (64.0)* | 69 (70.4) | 64 (74.4) | 139 (79.9) | 0.002 | 229 (75.1) | 303 (67.6)* | 0.028 |
Availability of sufficient money to meet the needs | 291 (84.1)* | 82 (83.7) | 74 (86.0) | 147 (84.5) | 0.970 | 270 (88.5) | 366 (81.9)* | 0.013 |
Availability of information that is needed in day to day | 145 (41.9) | 44 (44.9) | 48 (57.1) | 104 (59.8) | 0.000 | 182 (59.9)* | 184 (41.3)* | 0.000 |
Opportunity for leisure activity | 252 (72.4) | 73 (74.5) | 63 (73.3) | 138 (79.3) | 0.394 | 258 (84.6) | 305 (67.9) | 0.000 |
Satisfaction with the conditions of the living place | 83 (23.9)* | 25 (25.5) | 22 (25.6) | 65 (37.4) | 0.012 | 97 (31.8) | 116 (25.9) | 0.077 |
Satisfaction with the access to health services | 96 (27.6) | 36 (36.7) | 36 (41.9) | 72 (41.4) | 0.004 | 125 (41.0) | 133 (29.6) | 0.001 |
Satisfaction with the transport. | 116 (33.3) | 33 (33.7) | 36 (41.9) | 73 (42.0) | 0.162 | 120 (39.3) | 156 (34.7) | 0.198 |