Table 4.
Mixed models repeated measures of vitality among women with a history of long-term sick leave
| Models/Explanatory Variables | Vitality (0–100) | Difference between groups 1 and 2 |
Difference between groups 2 and 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over time | Over time | |||||
| LSM (SE)a | LSM (SE)a | LSM (SE)a | LSM (SE)a | Estimate (SE) | Estimate (SE) | |
| Groups | Baseline | 6 months | 1 year | 6 years | p-value | p-value |
| Social support | ||||||
| Help and support from immediate superiors and colleagues | ||||||
| 1. Often | 47.4 (1.7) | 47.4 (2.1) | 47.1 (2.1) | 54.5 (2.2) | 15.8 (2.7) | na |
| 2. Rarely | 38.7 (1.6) | 41.4 (2.0) | 43.9 (2.1) | 47.5 (2.1) | <0.001 | |
| Sense of community | ||||||
| Co-operation between colleagues | ||||||
| 1. High | 46.5 (1.4) | 46.2 (1.6) | 47.2 (1.6) | 49.8 (1.7) | 17.7 (2.7) | na |
| 2. Low | 32.0 (2.2) | 40.2 (2.6) | 38.0 (2.9) | 52.0 (2.5) | <0.001 | |
| Quality of leadership | ||||||
| Immediate superiors good at solving conflicts | ||||||
| 1. Good | 55.0 (5.3) | 47.6 (7.0) | 54.7 (7.0) | 53.8 (6.4) | 19.3 (7.0) | 18.3 (3.4) |
| 2. Moderate | 42.2 (1.4) | 45.7 (1.6) | 44.5 (1.7) | 52.8 (1.7) | 0.006 | <0.001 |
| 3. Poor | 34.5 (2.9) | 36.4 (3.4) | 39.8 (3.5) | 38.3 (3.1) | ||
| Immediate superiors give high priority to job satisfaction | ||||||
| 1. High | 46.4 (4.2) | 44.7 (5.0) | 54.2 (4.8) | 56.0 (5.3) | 23.6 (6.2) | 20.3 (3.6) |
| 2. Moderate | 43.5 (1.4) | 46.3 (1.6) | 44.0 (1.7) | 52.7 (1.7) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| 3. Low | 32.4 (3.1) | 34.5 (3.3) | 41.3 (3.5) | 38.4 (3.5) | ||
aLeast squares mean (standard error)
na not applicable