Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| No. of patients* (n = 317) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) † | 54·4(7·7) |
| Sex ratio (F : M) | 105 : 212 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Colonic cancer | 175 (55·2) |
| Rectal cancer | 142 (44·8) |
| Aim of treatment | |
| Curative (no metastases) | 260 (82·0) |
| Curative (metastases present) | 57 (18·0) |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | |
| No | 4 (1·3) |
| Yes | 124 (39·1) |
| Not reported | 189 (59·6) |
| Adjuvant therapy | |
| No | 48 (15·1) |
| Yes | 117 (36·9) |
| Not reported | 152 (47·9) |
| Stoma | |
| No | 37 (11·7) |
| Yes | 164 (51·7) |
| Not reported | 116 (36·6) |
| Emotional distress | |
| No psychological distress | 75 (23·7) |
| Psychological distress | 90 (28·4) |
| Not reported | 152 (47·9) |
| Postoperative complications | |
| No | 28 (8·8) |
| Yes | 128 (40·4) |
| Not reported | 161 (50·8) |
| Type of work | |
| Physical | 90 (28·4) |
| Non‐physical | 126 (39·7) |
| Combination | 101 (31·9) |
| Type of employment contract | |
| Part time | 90 (28·4) |
| Full time | 187 (59·0) |
| Flexible/0 h | 40 (12·6) |
| Company size (no. of employees) | |
| < 10 | 97 (30·6) |
| 10–50 | 154 (48·6) |
| 51–250 | 56 (17·7) |
| ≥ 251 | 10 (3·2) |
| Trajectory of return to work | |
| Direct | 130 (41·0) |
| Phased | 187 (59·0) |
*
With percentages in parentheses unless indicated otherwise;
†
values are mean(s.d.).