Table 1.
Employee Characteristics per Study Group at Baseline.
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | PSI (n = 41) | CAU (n = 59) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, m (sd) | 42.7 | (10.4) | 44.0 | (9.6) | |
| Female, n (%) | 37 | (90) | 43 | (73) | |
| Children, n (%) | 23 | (56) | 39 | (66) | |
| Education level, n (%) | |||||
| Prim./sec. education | 14 | (34) | 20 | (34) | |
| Higher education/university | 27 | (66) | 39 | (66) | |
| Ordinary working hours | |||||
| Full time (40 h/week) | 31 | (76) | 52 | (88) | |
| Part time (< 40 h/week) | 10 | (24) | 7 | (12) | |
| Employer, n (%) | |||||
| Municipality, county, state 1 | 38 | (93) | 39 | (66) | |
| Private business | 3 | (7) | 20 | (34) | |
| Profession, n (%) | |||||
| Teacher | 9 | (22) | 2 | (3) | |
| manager | 2 | (5) | 8 | (14) | |
| Assistant nurse | 4 | (10) | 5 | (8) | |
| nurse | 3 | (7) | 6 | (10) | |
| IT-architect/system development/test leader | 1 | (2) | 4 | (7) | |
| Administrative (executive) official | 2 | (5) | 2 | (3) | |
| Caretaker/personal assistant | 2 | (5) | 2 | (3) | |
| Client support | 0 | (0) | 4 | (7) | |
| Other 2 | 18 | (44) | 26 | (45) | |
| Registered sickness absence, n (%) | |||||
| No sickness absence | 20 | (49) | 31 | (53) | |
| Sickness absence | 21 | (51) | 28 | (47) | |
| % Production loss due to ill health | 62 | (28) | 65 | (24) | |
PSI = problem-solving intervention; CAU = care as usual. 1 Three individuals in PSI and seven employees in CAU were employed by the state. 2 Other professions (n ≤ 3 per profession), e.g., child-care workers, engineers, psychologists, physiotherapists, biomedical analysts, project leaders, developers, consultants, welfare officer.