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. 2016 Nov 2;34(4):343–351. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2016.1248632

Table 4.

Sensitivity and specificity scores and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the non-medical covariates in detecting inability to work in the open labour market (indicated as able to work in the transitional labour market only or unable to any work).

Sensitivity % 95% CI Specificity % 95% CI
Supervisor’s view of work performance: less than satisfactory 70.0 (56.8–81.2) 83.8 (77.4–89.1)
Participant’s self-rating: work ability restricted/unable to work/cannot say 79.3 (66.6–88.8) 72.3 (64.8–78.9)
Labour market trajectory not stable (broken/blocked/unstable) 96.7 (88.7–99.6) 24.3 (18.0–31.4)
Observed problems in social functioning* 61.0 (47.4–73.5) 83.2 (76.7–88.6)
Low self-rated preference to work or to study (0–7/0–10) 52.9 (38.5–67.1) 84.8 (78.0–90.1)
Low self-rated perceived competence to work or to study (0–7/0–10) 72.5 (58.3–84.1) 78.1 (70.7–84.5)
Low self-rated perceived opportunities to work or to study (0–7/0–10) 90.2 (78.6–96.7) 39.7 (31.9–48.0)
*

At least one of the following: sparse network, avoidance of social contacts, poor housing, inability to take care of own financial tasks.