Table 2 Health variables and return-to-work measured at 7–9 months after the first day of reporting sick
From: Return-to-work of sick-listed workers without an employment contract – what works?
Variables | Cohort (n = 1077) | |
|---|---|---|
Health complaint | Cardio-vascular | 5% |
Mental | 23% | |
Musculo-skeletal | 34% | |
Other | 24% | |
Combination of complaints | 14% | |
Present perceived health | Very good | 3% |
Good | 15% | |
Moderate | 31% | |
Fairly poor | 36% | |
Poor | 15% | |
Perceived health in the past 3 months | Improved | 29% |
Unchanged | 47% | |
Aggravated | 25% | |
Health expectation in the coming 3 months | Will improve | 18% |
No change | 31% | |
Will aggravate | 5% | |
Do not know | 46% | |
Return-to-work (7–9 months after reporting sick) | Completely returned to work | 12% |
Partly returned to work | 7% | |
Not returned to work | 81% | |
Missing values (range) | 3.3%–3.8% | |