Table 2 Coding tree for respondents who provided comments
From: Lone workers attitudes towards their health: views of Ontario truck drivers and their managers
Themes (4) | Sub-themes | Number of endorsements | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver N = 16 | Management N = 10 | ||
Stress | Traffic and route (other drivers, last minute loads, short haul versus long haul, weather, border issues, inspection stations) | 14 | 6 |
Truckers interaction with Industry, Government, and Public (respect issue, fines, company communication, customer regulations, changing government regulations) | 21 | 7 | |
Finances (wage issues, payment variations, fines, benefits, regulations) | 13 | 8 | |
Workplace and communication | Training and Regulations (safety, mandated sleep regulation, lack of accredited training schools, cannot leave truck) | 12 | 4 |
Relationships with customer (waiting times, lack of respect, regulations) | 12 | 7 | |
Relationships with employer (just in time delivery, regulations, communication, get product there no matter what) | 13 | 27 | |
Infrastructure and environment (truck break downs, pollution, truck repairs) | 1 | 1 | |
Lifestyle and Family Dynamic (resulting from 1 and 2) | Nutrition (accessibility, availability, affordability, time, parking issues, lack of healthy choices) | 25 | 19 |
Physical activity (no time, too tired, long working hours, sedentary job, scheduling) | 19 | 7 | |
Culture among drivers (independent, take pride in job, hard to change, generational, like family) | 19 | 10 | |
Family concerns (late for family events, missed events, guilt) | 15 | 1 | |
Primary health care conditions (smoking, weight, alcohol, blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, musculoskeletal) | 16 | 10 | |
Fatigue | Work hours scheduling (irregular hours, work on demand, long hours) | 5 | 3 |
Sleep policy/regulations | 5 | 1 | |
Alertness, boredom (mental fatigue, need to be ‘on guard’) | 2 | 2 | |