Table 1.
Description of study population.
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational physicians (N = 180) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 74 (41.11) | |||
| Female | 106 (58.89) | |||
| Age | 52.88 (9.24) | 55 | 30–75 | |
| Full-time work | 131 (72.78) | |||
| Part-time work | 49 (27.22) | |||
| Working time in hours/week | 37.17 (12.02) | 40 | 0–70 | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 88 (48.89) | |||
| External | 42 (23.33) | |||
| Inter-company | 38 (21.11) | |||
| Other | 12 (6.67) | |||
| Professional experience in years | 16.86 (10.25) | 16 | 1–40 | |
| Company size | ||||
| Micro-entities (<10 employees) | 0 (0.00) | |||
| Small companies (<50) | 3 (1.67) | |||
| Medium-sized companies (<250) | 15 (8.33) | |||
| Large companies (>250) | 161 (89.44) | |||
| More than one accompanied company | 80 (44.44) | 34.11a (46.04a) | 15a | 2–200a |
| Employees (N = 192) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 56 (29.17) | |||
| Female | 136 (70.83) | |||
| Age | 45.27 (11.14) | 47 | 20–71 | |
| Full-time work | 108 (56.25) | |||
| Part-time work | 84 (43.75) | |||
| Working time in hours/week | 29.4 (13.49) | 30 | 0–60 | |
| Company size | ||||
| Micro-entities (<10 employees) | 17 (8.85) | |||
| Small companies (<50) | 28 (14.58) | |||
| Medium-sized companies (<250) | 38 (19.79) | |||
| Large companies (>250) | 109 (56.77) | |||
| Sick leave due to depressive episode | 192 (100.00) | |||
| Employer knows about depression | 141 (73.44) | |||
| Number of depressive episodes | 3.81 (3.29) | 3 | 0–25 | |
| Longest sickness absence in months | 188 (97.92) | 10.63 (9.82) | 8 | 1–98 |
| Currently in RTW process | 16 (8.33) | |||
| Acute depressive syndrome (PHQ-9) | 95 (49.48) |
OPs, occupational physicians, a80 OPs with more than one accompanied company.