Table 3.
Number of patients in paid (full-time/part-time/limited hours) and unpaid work before ADAPT and at 1-mo follow-up (n = 224).
| Work status | Before ADAPT | At 1-month follow-up | Average number of hours worked | Average weekly earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time (FT) | 36 | 45 | 38 | $1658.70* |
| Part-time (PT) | 27 | 29 | 20 | $873.00 |
| Limited hours (LH) | 27 | 22 | 8 | $349.20 |
| Not in paid work (HD/LP/Ret/Retrain/ST/UN/UP/Vol)† | 134 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
*
Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (Reference period May 2019) Australia 2019 (Australian Bureau of Statistics).
†
HD, house duty; LP, leave pain; Ret, retired; Retrain, retraining; ST, student; UN, unemployed; UP, unemployed due to pain; Vol, voluntary work.