Table 2.
The number and percentages of women on long-term sickness absence (SA) due to breast cancer (BC) (n = 187) and other SA diagnoses (n = 6010), and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) comparing the different types of encounters experienced among women with BC and women with other SA diagnoses
| Women on SA due to BC n (%) |
Women on SA due to other diagnoses n (%) |
Crude OR (95% CI) BC compared to other SA diagnoses | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) BC compared to other SA diagnoses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any positive encounter | 179 (95.2) | 5716 (95.1) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) |
| Any negative encounter | 35 (18.7) | 1258 (23.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |
| Believed in my capacity to work | 144 (77.0) | 4920 (81.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Believed what I said | 163 (87.2) | 5423 (90.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) |
| Respected me | 168 (89.8) | 5491 (91.4) | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
| Listened to me | 169 (90.4) | 5482 (91.2) | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) |
| Showed engagement in my case | 159 (85.0) | 5301 (88.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) |
| Allowed me to take own responsibility | 144 (77.0) | 5149 (85.7) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) |
| Encouraged me to carry through my own solutions | 130 (69.5) | 4918 (81.8) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
| Supported/encouraged me in other ways | 144 (77.0) | 4876 (81.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
| Provided adequate and correct information/advice | 161 (86.1) | 5193 (86.4) | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) |
| Was easy to get an appointment with | 142 (75.9) | 4569 (76.0) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
| Took time with me during our meetings | 166 (88.8) | 5246 (87.3) | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) |
| Answered my questions | 168 (89.4) | 5373 (89.4) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) |
| Made reasonably high demands | 149 (79.7) | 5197 (86.5) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
| Proved to be knowledgeable/competent | 169 (90.4) | 5389 (89.7) | 1.0 (0.7–1.8) | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) |
| Did something beyond what I expected | 119 (63.6) | 3969 (66.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) |
| Was nice to me | 169 (90.4) | 5482 (91.2) | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |
| Sided with me/stood on my side | 138 (73.8) | 4999 (83.2) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) |
| Talked about her/himself | 61 (32.6) | 2282 (38.0) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
| Showed that she/he liked me | 136 (72.7) | 4312 (71.8) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) |
aAdjusted for age (19–44, 45–54, 55–65), country of birth (Sweden, elsewhere), educational level (primary/secondary school, college/university), and depressive symptoms (yes, no)