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. 2022 Apr 29;48(4):264–272. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4012

Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients at pre-measurement. [ACT=acceptance and commitment therapy; NDSA=net days of sickness absence; SD=standard deviation; SED=stress-induced exhaustion disorder; TAU= treatment as usual; WDI=work dialog intervention].

Total ACT WDI ACT+WDI TAU Group diff.






N % Mean (SD) N % Mean (SD) N % Mean (SD) N % Mean (SD) N % Mean (SD) P-value
Age 264 46.8 (8.8) 74 46.2 (8.1) 60 45.4 (9.0) 70 48.6 (8.7) 60 46.7 (9.2) 0.185
NDSA (pre) 264 94.5 (59.7) 74 94.0 (55.2) 60 98.2 (62.5) 70 103 (71.5) 60 81.2 (44.1) 0.117
Benefits in € (12 mths prior) 264 6595 (4223) 74 6467 (3754) 60 6868 (4619) 70 7171 (5070) 60 5808 (3092) 0.225
Women 209 79.2 59 79.7 47 78.3 55 78.6 48 80.0 0.994
University education 162 61.4 48 64.9 33 55.0 43 61.4 38 63.3 0.681
Born in Sweden 212 80.3 61 82.4 47 78.3 54 77.1 50 83.3 0.765
Diagnostic group
 SED 157 59.5 41 55.4 39 65.0 41 58.6 36 60.0 0.729
 Depression or anxiety 107 40.5 33 44.6 21 35.0 29 41.4 24 40.0
 Sick listed 75/100% 137 52.1 36 49.3 26 43.3 40 57.1 35 58.3 0.293