Table 3. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
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SHARP (n = 80) |
CAU (n = 78) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | M / n | SD / % | M / n | SD / % | ||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 41.3 | 9.4 | 43.3 | 9.8 | ||||
| Gender (male) | 27 | 33.8 | 38 | 48.7 | ||||
| Marital status (married or living together) | 67 | 83.8 | 60 | 76.9 | ||||
| Breadwinner (yes) | 40 | 50.0 | 49 | 62.8 | ||||
| Educational level | ||||||||
| Low | 6 | 7.5 | 13 | 16.7 | ||||
| Intermediate | 36 | 45.0 | 40 | 51.3 | ||||
| High | 38 | 47.5 | 23 | 29.5 | ||||
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||||
| ICD diagnosis by OP | ||||||||
| F32.9 Depressive episode, unspecified | 4 | 5.0 | 12 | 15.4 | ||||
| F41.9 Anxiety disorder, unspecified | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.6 | ||||
| F43.2 Adjustment disorders | 58 | 72.5 | 39 | 50.0 | ||||
| F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified | 1 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| R45 Symptoms and signs involving emotional state | 7 | 8.75 | 14 | 17.9 | ||||
| Z73.0 Burn-out | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | 9.0 | ||||
| Other | 8 | 10.0 | 4 | 5.1 | ||||
| Work-related characteristics | ||||||||
| Type of occupation | ||||||||
| Commercial service providers | 23 | 28.8 | 11 | 14.1 | ||||
| Management | 11 | 13.8 | 15 | 19.2 | ||||
| Administrative staff | 19 | 23.8 | 12 | 15.4 | ||||
| ICT staff | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 5.1 | ||||
| Sales staff | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 6.4 | ||||
| Health care providers | 12 | 15.0 | 12 | 15.4 | ||||
| Hotel and catering staff | 3 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Stock and/or transport staff | 1 | 1.3 | 11 | 14.1 | ||||
| Designers/planners | 3 | 3.8 | 2 | 2.6 | ||||
| Mechanics/repairmen | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 6.4 | ||||
| Employment (hours per week) | 32.6 | 7.0 | 32.9 | 7.3 | ||||
| Irregular work (e.g. shift work) | 6 | 7.5 | 10 | 12.8 | ||||
| Executive/manager responsibilities | 23 | 28.8 | 21 | 26.9 | ||||
| Duration of sickness absence | 130.9 | 94.2 | 99.3 | 66.1 | ||||
| WRFQ-Total score | 66.9 | 15.5 | 61.0 | 20.0 | ||||
| Health-related characteristics | ||||||||
| 4DSQ | Distress | 13.8 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 7.5 | |||
| Depression | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| Anxiety | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||||
| Somatization | 7.9 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 5.5 | ||||
| HADS | Depression | 7.0 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 4.4 | |||
| Anxiety | 7.2 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 3.4 | ||||
SHARP = intervention group; CAU = care as usual group; OP = occupational physician; WRFQ = Work Role Functioning Questionnaire; 4DSQ = Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression, Scales; M = mean; SD = standard differentiation