Table 2.
Outcome measures. Changes between pre- and post-treatment in work participation, expectations of future work ability, workability, generalized self-efficacy and symptomsa
| Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | Significance testing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | t-value | Sig. | |
| Work participation | 0.001b | |||
| Fully working | 70 (43) | 94 (57) | ||
| Partially working | 40 (24) | 29 (18) | ||
| Not working | 54 (33) | 41 (25) | ||
| Expectations about future work ability (2 yr. from now) |
0.004b | |||
| Yes, definitely | 58 (48) | 77 (64) | ||
| Yes, to some degree | 40 (33) | 30 (25) | ||
| No, not really | 21 (17) | 10 (8) | ||
| No, absolutely not | 2 (2) | 4 (3) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Work ability | 4.7 (2.7) | 6.8 (2.6) | −8.76 | <0.001 |
| Generalized self-efficacy | 2.6 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.5) | −5.96 | <0.001 |
| CORE-OM Total | 16.5 (5.4) | 10.7 (5.5) | 14.02 | <0.001 |
| CORE-OM Anxiety | 19.3 (8.3) | 11.6 (7.9) | 11.38 | <0.001 |
| CORE-OM Depression | 22.5 (8.9) | 13.4 (8.4) | 12.87 | <0.001 |
aN varies between 121 and 164 due to missing cases
bMarginal homogeneity test, asymptotic sig. (2-sided)