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Table 1 Demographic and Baseline Characteristics for all groupsa b

From: Work-focused cognitive behavioral intervention for psychological complaints in patients on sick leave due to work-related stress: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Intervention

Control group A

Control group B

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Female

43

74.1

40

71.4

37

75.5

Male

15

25.9

16

28.6

12

24.5

Self-reported sick leave at baseline

 Full

33

56.9

35

62.5

25

51.0

 Partial

25

43.1

21

37.5

16

32.7

 missing values

-

-

-

-

8

16.3

Basic education

 9th grade/less

8

13.8

5

8.9

3

6.1

 10–12 years

49

84.5

50

89.3

39

79.6

 missing values

1

1.7

1

1.8

7

14.3

Higher education

 Short (<3 years)

21

36.2

27

48.2

26

53.1

 Medium (3–4 years)

28

48.3

24

42.9

15

30.6

 Long (>4 years)

9

15.5

5

8.9

1

2.0

 missing values

-

-

-

-

7

14.3

Occupation by field

 Health

5

8.6

5

8.9

6

12.2

 Teaching

7

12.1

8

14.3

3

6.1

 Administration

5

8.6

4

7.1

10

20.4

 Day Care Worker/social

8

13.8

9

16.1

3

6.1

 Leader

11

19.0

8

14.3

6

12.2

 Trade/banking/it

2

3.5

8

14.3

4

8.5

 Other

20

34.5

14

25.0

9

18.4

 missing values

-

-

-

-

8

16.3

Diagnosis (ICD-10)

 Mild depression

16

27.6

11

19.6

-

-

 Adjustment disorder/reactions to stress

42

72.4

45

80.4

-

-

Taking medication

27

44.8

25

44.6

25

51.0

Medication (by indication)

 Depression

14

24.1

11

19.6

13

26.5

 Anxiety

4

6.9

5

8.9

1

2.0

 Sleeping problems

6

10.3

5

8.9

8

16.3

 Other

14

24.1

13

23.2

13

26.5

  1. a Mean age for the intervention group was 45 years (range 28–60 years), for control group A it was 44(range 29–63), and for control group B it was 46 (range 26–62)
  2. b Mean length of self-reported sick leave at baseline was 78 days (SD = 17 95%CI: 73–82) for the intervention group, 75 days (SD = 16, 95%CI: 71–79) for control group A, and 74 (SD = 31 95%CI: 64–84) for control group B