Table 2.
Return to the workforce 6 and 12 months after surgery for patients undergoing CABG and/or heart valve surgery in the North Denmark Region from 2003 to 2007.
| Return to the workforce (working or unemployed)∗ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months after surgery | 12 months after surgery | ||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N(%) | ||
| Overall | 376 (55) | 305 (45) | 420 (62) | 261 (38) | |
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| Work status 9–12 months before surgery | Working | 331 (72) | 129 (28) | 373 (81) | 87 (19) |
| Unemployed | 33 (58) | 24 (42) | 33 (58) | 24 (42) | |
| On sick leave | 12 (33) | 24 (67) | 14 (39) | 22 (61) | |
| Receiving part-time permanent benefit | 0 (0) | 14 (100) | 0 (0) | 14 (100) | |
| Disability pension | 0 (0) | 114 (100) | 0 (0) | 114 (100) | |
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| Work status the week before surgery | Working | 177 (83) | 36 (17) | 183 (86) | 30 (14) |
| Unemployed | 23 (82) | 5 (18) | 21 (75) | 7 (25) | |
| On sick leave | 176 (58) | 130 (42) | 216 (71) | 90 (29) | |
| Receiving part-time permanent benefit | 0 (0) | 16 (100) | 0 (0) | 16 (100) | |
| Disability pension | 0 (0) | 118 (100) | 0 (0) | 118 (100) | |
*22 patients died during the one year follow-up (9 working, 3 unemployed, 1 on sick leave, and 9 receiving part-time benefit or disability pension one year before surgery), included in the No category.