Table 4 Areas/questions of importance in relation to the work place, as described by physicians, for work capacity assessments of patients with common mental disorders, (category 3: sub-category 3a and 3c)

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working time (hours/week, hours/day, shift work, overtime)

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work day breaks, possibilities to take breaks, avoiding breaks (why)

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adherence to times, work speed demands, keeping up the pace of the work

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simple or complex tasks

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physical demands

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mental demands (concentration, memory, endure stress, planning, multitasking, understanding information, communication, expressing oneself)

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emotional demands (being alert, interactions and cooperation with other people, handle other peoples’ emotional reactions such as customers, pupils, clients)

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amount of surrounding stimuli and sounds

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working alone or in group settings

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often interrupted or disturbed

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amount of support from colleagues/manager

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formal and informal roles (e.g. being the most experienced/longest employed and therefore often asked questions)

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likes his/her job and work tasks

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work motivation in both actual and earlier jobs

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earlier work experiences (including reasons for leaving/changing jobs)

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having education/qualification for the job, feeling comfortable with work tasks

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relationship with colleagues, manager (supportive, reliance, unfriendly, conflicts)

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bullying

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sexual harassment or assault at work

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what has the patient told the manager/colleagues about his/her work problems and responses to that

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in the patient’s opinion, what does manager/colleagues think of the patient’s work performance (trust/complaints)