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Table 3 Return to work (RTW) in intervention and control group for all participants and for subgroups with different health status at baseline analysed by the pseudo values method

From: Effects of a randomized controlled intervention trial on return to work and health care utilization after long-term sickness absence

 

Intervention group (IG) (n = 185)

Control group (CG) (n = 86)

RTW for IG with CG as reference group

Inter-action between groups and health status on RTW

Median weeks until RTW (iqr)

RR (95 % CI)a

p value

All participants [271]

30 (13-51)

23.5 (10-51)

0.92 (0.78-1.08)

 

Somatic symptoms

High > =16 [195]

46 (16-51) n = 125

33.5 (15-51) n = 70

0.82 (0.63-1.08)

0.36

Low [219]

24 (11-51) n = 155

15 (9-41.5) n = 64

0.96 (0.79-1.16)

Health anxiety

High > =7 [202]

37.5 (16.5-51) n = 132

42 (14-51) n = 70

1.15 (0.84-1.57)

0.04

Low [213]

25 (11-51) n = 149

15.5 (8.5-27) n = 64

0.79 (0.68-0.93)

General health

Poor [171]

46 (19-51) n = 113

48 (16-51) n = 58

1.13 (0.76-1.67)

0.18

Good [202]

24 (11-49) n = 143

15 (8-30) n = 59

0.84 (0.74-0.97)

  1. aAdjusted for: gender, age, education level, work ability, sickness absence previous year