Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants who did RTW and who did NRTW after the 1-year follow-up
Variables | RTW (n = 94) | NRTW (n = 47) |
|---|---|---|
Age (M, SD), years | 49.04 ± 9.5 | 53.51 ± 8.3 |
Country of birth, n (%) | ||
 Sweden | 93 (98.9) | 44 (93.6) |
 Others | 1 (1.1) | 3 (6.4) |
Cohabitation, n (%) | ||
 Living with partner | 75 (79.8) | 30 (63.8) |
 Living alone | 17 (18.1) | 12 (25.6) |
 Living apart | 2 (2.1) | 5 (10.6) |
Education, n (%) | ||
 Elementary | 13 (13.8) | 10 (21.3) |
 Upper secondary | 45 (47.9) | 22 (46.8) |
 University | 32 (34.0) | 14 (29.8) |
 Others | 4 (4.3) | 1 (2.1) |
Years in the workforcea (M, Range) | 30.04 (6–46) | 32.01 (3–47) |
Duration of sick leave (M, SD), months | 11.76 ± 17.2 | 35.63 ± 61.3 |
Economic situation, n (%) | ||
 Very dissatisfied | 5 (5.8) | 9 (19.2) |
 Dissatisfied | 19 (20.4) | 8 (17.0) |
 Acceptable | 36 (38.5) | 21 (44.7) |
 Good | 27 (28.7) | 5 (10.6) |
 Very good | 6 (6.6) | 4 (8.5) |
Life-long pain duration (M, Range), months | 57.79 (3–264) | 81.41 (4–264) |
Pain intensityb (M, SD) | 3.70 ± 1.2 | 4.76 ± 0.8 |
Pain area, n (%) | ||
 Neck/shoulders | 65 (69.1) | 32 (68.1) |
 Back | 63 (67.0) | 38 (80.9) |
 Neck/shoulders and back | 36 (25.5) | 25 (17.7) |
Physical activity, n (%) | ||
 0 day/week | 12 (12.8) | 7 (15.0) |
 1–3 days/week | 48 (51.1) | 16 (34.0) |
 4–5 days/week | 24 (25.5) | 12 (25.5) |
 6–7 days/week | 10 (10.6) | 12 (25.5) |
Type of workc, n (%) | ||
 White-collar | 35 (37.2) | 16 (34.0) |
 Blue-collar | 59 (62.8) | 31 (66.0) |
Work abilityd (M, SD) | 25.74 (7.4) | 18.16 (6.0) |
Well-beinge (M, SD) | 4.20 (0.8) | 3.93 (0.9) |