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Table 2 Positive encounters in terms of feeling respected among long-term sick-listed patients and their contact with social insurance office staff

From: Does feeling respected influence return to work? Cross-sectional study on sick-listed patients’ experiences of encounters with social insurance office staff

Type of positive encounter with: (n = social insurance office staff/healthcare staff)

Social insurance office staff

Healthcare office staff

n = 4622

n = 5277

AR (95% CI)

AR(95% CI)

Treated me with respect (n = 2956/3223)

89.5% (87.6-91.4)*

80.2% (77.2-83.2)

Listened to me (n = 2950/3224)

89.0% (87.0-90.9)*

80.3% (76.7-83.9)

Nice/pleasant behaviour (n = 2942/3160)

87.9% (85.8-90.0)*

77.1% (73.4-80.6)

Believed me (n = 2913/3201)

85.5% (83.4-87.7)*

66.0% (62.2-69.7)

Answered my questions (n = 2820/2962)

78.0% (75.6-80.4)*

66.6% (62.8-70.3)

Was competent (n = 2677/2787)

64.5% (64.5-69.7)

61.8% (58.2-65.5)

Showed engagement (n = 2604/2754)

63.5% (60.9-66.1)*

55.5% (52.0-59.0)

Let me take responsibility (n = 2612/2806)

62.8% (60.2-65.4)*

38.6% (35.4-41.8)

Made reasonable demands (n = 2545/2599)

60.4% (57.9-62.9)*

46.9% (43.6-50.2)

Took time with me during our meetings (n = 2514/2492)

57.6% (55.1-60.1)

55.1% (51.4-58.8)

Believed in my ability to work (n = 2536/2751)

57.6% (54.9-60.2)*

27.2% (24.6-29.7)

Gave adequate information (n = 2371/2456)

51.8% (49.3-54.2)*

39.2% (36.0-42.4)

Defended me/was on my side (n = 2291/2293)

48.3% (45.9-50.6)*

38.3% (35.4-41.2)

Supported my suggestions for solutions (n = 2207/2254)

44.6% (42.3-46.9)*

33.4% (30.7-36.1)

Was easy to get an appointment with (n = 2134/2142)

41.5% (39.2-43.7)*

19.0% (17.1-21.0)

Was supportive and encouraging (n = 1951/1957)

36.0% (34.0-38.0)

33.4% (30.7-36.1)

Showed that he/she liked me (n = 1804/1744)

31.9% (30.0-33.7)*

25.9% (23.7-28.2)

Did something “extra” (n = 1451/1406)

22.5% (21.0-24.0)*

14.8% (13.4-16.2)

Talked about him-/herself (n = 697/669)

8.7% (7.9-9.5)*

5.6% (4.9-6.2 )

  1. The results are compared to similar encounters with healthcare staff. Results are presented as population proportional attributable risk (AR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). A * means that CIs were not overlapping.