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Table 1 Baseline demographics, sick leave, health care use during first 6-weeks post-partum and utility for each group: Supervisor telephone contact (STC) and Common Practice (CP).

From: Cost-utility analysis of a one-time supervisor telephone contact at 6-weeks post-partum to prevent extended sick leave following maternity leave in The Netherlands: results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

Patients baseline measures

STC (N= 265)

CP (N= 276)

Mean age in years (S.D.; range)

32 (4.0; 19-45)

32 (4.3; 19-42)

Marital status, N (%)

Single/Divorced

6 (2%)

8 (3%)

 

Common law/Married

259 (98%)

268 (97%)

Level of education, N (%)

Low

25 (9%)

24 (9%)

 

Intermediate

87 (33%)

96 (35%)

 

High

153 (58%)

156 (57%)

1st pregnancy, N (%)

126 (48%)

133 (48%)

Hours worked per week, N (%)

12-23

64 (24%)

61 (22%)

 

24-35

122 (46%)

145 (53%)

 

> 36

79 (30%)

70 (25%)

Predominant type of work, N (%)

Seated

94 (36%)

77 (28%)

 

Standing

58 (22%)

71 (25%)

 

Hand

109 (41%)

115 (42%)

 

Heavy

4 (2%)

13 (5%)

Pre-partum sick leave hours, mean (S.D.)

1 year before pregnancy

69 (155) *

66 (147) *

 

Pregnancy until start of maternity leave

112 (158) *

109 (178) *

Health care use, mean (S.D.)

General practitioner

0.3 (0.7) †

0.3 (0.6) †

 

Midwife

0.2 (0.5) †

0.3 (0.7) †

 

Gynaecologist

0.2 (0.5) †

0.2 (0.5) †

 

Post-partum home care

40.0 (19.5) ‡

39.3 (19.2) ‡

 

Partner

27.2 (43.3) ‡

28.3 (45.6) ‡

 

Family/friends/volunteers

8.1 (21.4) ‡

11.7 (25.4) ‡

Utility, mean (S.D.; range)

0.92 (0.12; 0.31-1.0) ¶

0.91 (0.13; 0.17-1.0 ) ¶

  1. * N for pre-partum sick leave based on company data: STC = 263; CP = 274; † Units of health care use are reported in the number of consultations. Available data at baseline for STC was N = 259 and CP was N = 271. ‡ Units of health care use are reported in the number of hours. Available data at baseline for STC was N = 259 and CP was N = 271. ¶ Available data at baseline for STC: N = 257 (97%) and CP: N = 269 (97%).