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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with exhaustion disorder included in the study (n = 217) compared with eligible non-responders (n = 117)

From: Self-reported changes in work situation – a cross-sectional study of patients 7 years after treatment for stress-related exhaustion

 

Total n = 334

Responders n (%)

Non-responders n (%)

p-value

217 (65%)

117 (35%)

Sex

   

0.08

 Women

237 (71%)

161 (74%)

76 (65%)

 

 Men

97 (29%)

56 (26%)

41 (35%)

 

Age

   

0.08

  < 40 years

130 (39%)

77 (36%)

53 (45%)

 

  ≥ 40 years

204 (61%)

140 (64%)

64 (55%)

 

Marital status

   

0.64

 Married/living together

242 (73%)

159 (74%)

83 (72%)

 

 Single/other

89 (27%)

56 (26%)

33 (28%)

 

Education

   

0.57

 Lower

105 (32%)

66 (31%)

39 (33%)

 

 Higher

227 (68%)

150 (69%)

77 (66%)

 

Burnout

SMBQr

   

0.11

   < 4.39

28 (9%)

22 (11%)

6 (5%)

 

   ≥ 4.40

289 (91%)

184 (89%)

105 (95%)

 

Comorbidity

HAD depression

   

0.79

  0–10

213 (65%)

137 (64%)

76 (65%)

 

  11–20

117 (35%)

77 (36%)

40 (35%)

 

HAD anxiety

   

0.17

  0–10

112 (34%)

78 (37%)

34 (29%)

 

  11–20

218 (66%)

135 (63%)

83 (71%)

 
  1. Analyses for each group that did/did not answer the questionnaires were performed for sex, age, marital status, level of education, and symptoms. Pearson’s chi-square was used for all tests, and p < 0.05 was considered to be significant
  2. SMBQ Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire Rasch score, HAD Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale