Table 2.
Baseline characteristics–intervention group (n = 110)
| Patient characteristics | |
| Age (years ± SD) | 43.5 ± 7.8 |
| Education levela | |
| Low | 10 (9.1) |
| Intermediate | 50 (45.5) |
| High | 50 (45.5) |
| Surgery related characteristics | |
| Adnexal surgery (LAS) | 51 (46.0) |
| Laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) | 17 (15.5) |
| Vaginal hysterectomy (TVH) | 25 (23.0) |
| Abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) | 17 (15.5) |
| Health related characteristics | |
| Self-rated health status (mean ± SD)b | 78.4 ± 15.7 |
| Work related characteristics | |
| Type of work | |
| Salaried employed | 89 (80.9) |
| Self-employed | 19 (17.3) |
| Voluntary work | 2 (1.8) |
| Work hours per week (mean ± SD) | 30.3 ± 9.2 |
Numbers present frequencies and percentages unless otherwise specified
aLow = preschool, primary school; intermediate = lower and upper secondary; high = tertiary education, university or postgraduate
bEuroQol VAS-scale ranging from 0 (=worst imaginable health) to 100 (=best imaginable health)