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Table 4 Differences in health and occupational factors between RRTW for not working and working group stages

From: Psychometric properties of the readiness for return to work scale in occupational rehabilitation in South Korea

Item A

PC

(n = 19, 9.5%)

C

(n = 95, 47.5%)

PAS

(n = 33, 16.5%)

PAB

(n = 53, 26.5%)

x2

Post-hoc

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Current pain

5.63

2.14

5.60

1.75

4.94

2.22

4.85

2.09

7.64

Fear-avoidance-physical activity

20.74

4.04

15.87

5.15

14.06

4.97

15.79

5.87

19.49***

PC > C, PAS, PAB

Fear-avoidance-work

37.00

6.45

32.56

7.85

24.30

8.38

29.34

9.34

36.39***

PAB > PAS

C > PAS

PC > PAS, PAB

Depression

13.00

6.36

10.00

6.20

5.30

4.20

8.06

6.17

24.98***

C > PAS

PC > PAS, PAB

General health-physical

36.72

8.59

35.89

7.39

38.15

6.53

36.10

8.24

2.76

General health-mental

36.38

10.47

42.58

11.06

48.52

8.88

44.29

12.57

13.28**

PC < PAB

Item B

UM

(n = 49, 39.8%)

PM

(n = 74, 60.2%)

Mann-Whitney U

  

M

SD

M

SD

   

Satisfaction with working life

3.06

0.68

3.57

0.71

1065.50***

  

Self-perceived work performance

6.29

2.11

9.23

0.73

929.50***

  

Constructs

Not working group

Working group

x2

or Mann-Whitney U

Post-hoc

PC

(9.5%)

C

(47.5%)

PAS

(16.5%)

PAB

(26.5%)

UM

(44.4%)

PM

(55.6%)

Current pain

5.63

5.60

4.94

4.85

5.19

4.85

9.23

 

Fear-avoidance-physical activity

20.74

15.87

14.06

15.79

14.97

13.13

27.71***

PC > C,PAS,PAB,

UM, PM

Fear-avoidance-work

37.00

32.56

24.30

29.34

28.59

21.10

69.12***

PC > PAS, PAB,

UM, PM

C > PAS, UM, PM

PAB > PM

Depression

13.00

10.00

5.30

8.06

7.47

2.60

64.55***

PM < PC, C, PAB,

UM

PAS < PC, C

UM < PC

General health-physical

36.72

35.89

38.15

36.10

41.23

46.01

45.84***

PM > PC, C, PAS,

PAB

UM > C

General health-mental

36.38

42.58

48.52

44.29

46.10

53.58

42.32***

PM > PC,C,PAB,

UM

PAS > PC

Satisfaction with working life

    

3.06

3.57

1065.50 ***

 

Self-perceived work performance

    

6.29

9.23

929.50 ***

 
  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001