Table 2 Baseline characteristics of CSs with job loss who participated in the intervention group of the RCT

Age in years

47.9 (8.5)

N (%)^a

Gender

Male

24 (28)

Female

61 (72)

Level of education

None/primary/lower vocational education

12 (14)

Secondary school

18 (21)

Vocational education/upper secondary school

32 (38)

Upper vocational education/ university

23 (27)

Marital status

Living alone

17 (21)

Married

43 (52)

Living together

12 (15)

Divorced/widowed

11 (13)

Having children

No

30 (35)

Yes

55 (65)

(non-)Dutch nationality

Dutch

77 (91)

Non-Dutch

8 (9)

Principal wage earner

No

39 (46)

Yes

46 (54)

Type of sector previous job

Blue collar

7 (8)

White collar

27 (33)

Civil servant

26 (31)

Health care worker

23 (28)

Type of employment contract prior to loss of employment

Fixed employment contract

25 (30)

Temporary employment

47 (57)

Temporary agency work contract

10 (12)

Other type of contract

1 (1)

Previous job demands

Psychological and physical

27 (33)

Mainly psychological

36 (43)

Mainly physical

20 (24)

Tumor type

Breast

30 (35)

Lung

1 (1)

Gynecological

4 (5)

Colon

10 (12)

Gastro-intestinal

6 (7)

Head and neck

2 (2)

Skin/ melanoma

0 (0)

Prostate

2 (2)

Hematological

12 (14)

Brain

1 (1)

Other type of cancer

14 (17)

Cancer recurrence

3 (4)

Treatment modalities

No treatment

2 (2)

Surgery

64 (75)

Radiotherapy

32 (38)

Chemotherapy

52 (61)

Hormone therapy

19 (25)

Immunotherapy

8 (9)

Other type of treatment

5 (6)

Declared free of disease

No

28 (33)

Yes

57 (67)

Comorbidity

No

44 (52)

Yes

41 (48)

Mean (SD)

Work ability

(0–10)

4.7 (2.1)