Table 2.
Description of personal and external factors in study population
| Personal factors | N (%) |
| Reason of absence (N = 412) | |
| Physical | 261 (63.3) |
| Both physical and mental | 67 (16.3) |
| Mental | 84 (20.4) |
| Tenure (N = 358) (M(SD)) | 12.84 (8.75) |
| Periods of complete disability (N = 412) | |
| Yes | 272 (66.0) |
| No | 140 (34.0) |
| Periods of work resumption (N = 412) | |
| Yes | 218 (52.9) |
| No | 194 (47.1) |
| External factors | N (%) |
| Sickness absence work related (N = 339) | |
| Yes, completely/partially | 55 (16.2) |
| No | 284 (83.8) |
| Relationship employer employee (N = 380) | |
| Good/neutral | 355 (93.4) |
| Bad | 25 (6.6) |
| Conflict (N = 410) | |
| Yes | 32 (7.8) |
| No | 378 (92.2) |