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We gave up a lot of the product control to an aggressive and experienced Chinese leader and allowed the local unit much greater latitude for decision-making.
With regard to decision latitude and control it was found that lower levels of decision latitude or a diminished sense of control at work can be associated with more visits to health care providers [ 6, 7, 15].
However, men in the 80th percentile of decision latitude had more than a 50% decrease in the prevalence of hypertension compared with men in the 20th percentile (odds ratio =.46, 95% confidence interval = 22, 96).
Decision authority is a subscale of decision latitude.
High levels of decision latitude for men led to a lower visiting frequency to the GP.
In this study we apply the ERI-model, supplemented by a measurement of the level of decision latitude.
Job strain was defined as the highest tertile of demand together with the lowest tertile of decision latitude.
This model places its emphasis on the distinct characteristics of the work place: job task profiles defined by high quantitative demands and a low degree of decision latitude or task control are assumed to elicit sustained stress reactions [ 6].
When workers had contact with a GP, men went more frequently when they worked fulltime, and when they reported low social support from colleagues, low levels of work pressure and low levels of decision latitude.
High levels of engagement were related to more men visiting the GP and experiencing a work handicap or low levels of decision latitude were related to more women visiting the GP.
For men, work characteristics that led to less care-seeking were social support by colleagues (GP frequency), high levels of decision latitude (GP frequency) and high levels of social support by the supervisor (medical specialist).
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