Table 2.
Participant characteristics (self-reported), N = 20
| Variables | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Civil state | |
| Living with a partner | 15 |
| Single | 5 |
| Number of children | |
| No children | 3 |
| One child | 4 |
| Two children | 11 |
| Four children | 2 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Stress-related disorders | 13 |
| Anxiety disorders | 3 |
| Othera | 4 |
| Degree of sick leave (%) | |
| 100 | 4 |
| 75–25 | 10 |
| 0 | 6b |
| Profession | |
| Health and social care | 9 |
| Administrative work | 7 |
| School | 3 |
| Industrial worker | 1 |
| Cause of sick leave (several women reported more than one cause) | |
| Poor work environment | 14 |
| Traumatic events in private life | 9 |
| High demands on oneself | 4 |
| Otherc | 4 |
| History of CMD | |
| Have been on sick leave for CMD before | 11 |
| Have had CMD before but not been on sick leave | 3 |
| Have no history of CMD | 6 |
aDepression, crisis reaction or feelings of general “mental imbalance”
bThree worked full time and three participated in work-orientated rehabilitation or combined work with parental leave/leave of absence
cE.g., being a single parent or having difficulties balancing between work and private life