Addressing sickness absence among adolescents and young adults: an evaluation of the Medical Advice for Sick-reported Students intervention

Table 3 Differences between intervention and control condition at baseline and follow-up for primary outcomes

Primary outcomes	Baseline				Follow-up
Primary outcomes	Total	Intervention condition	Control condition	p-value	Total	Intervention condition	Control condition	p-value
Days of sickness absence in past 8 weeks, mean (SD)	6.0 (6.6)	7.2 (6.4)	5.1 (6.6)	.028	3.0 (3.7)	2.9 (3.4)	3.1 (3.9)	.803
Education fit, n yes/a bit (%)^a	167 (87.4)	68 (86.1)	99 (88.4)	.634	156 (88.1)	68 (94.4)	88 (83.8)	.032
School performance, n above average/average (%)^b	124 (64.6)	49 (61.3)	75 (67.0)	.414	140 (79.1)	59 (81.9)	81 (77.1)	.440

Note: bold numbers indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05) between the intervention condition and the control condition, calculated using an independent-samples t-test (continuous variables) or a chi-square test (categorical variables)
^aMeasured on a 5-point Likert scale, dichotomized into ‘yes’ (i.e. ‘yes’ and ‘a bit’) and ‘no’ (i.e. ‘I do not know-no’)
^bMeasured on a 5-point Likert scale, dichotomized into ‘good’ (i.e. ‘very good’ and ‘good’) and ‘not good’ (i.e. ‘average and less’)

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