At-risk and intervention thresholds of occupational stress using a visual analogue scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The visual analogue scale (VAS) is widely used in clinical practice by occupational physicians to assess perceived stress in workers. However, a single cut-off (black-or-white decision) inadequately discriminates between workers with and without stress. We explored an innovative statistical approach to distinguish an at-risk population among stressed workers, and to establish a threshold over which an action is urgently required, via the use of two cut-offs.

Methods

Participants were recruited during annual work medical examinations by a random sample of workers from five occupational health centres. We previously proposed a single cut-off of VAS stress in comparison with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS14). Similar methodology was used in the current study, along

SUBMITTER: Dutheil F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460813 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature