Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations in persons with depression or anxiety disorders

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Table 1: The OBQ Items (short form)

Item
Having neither too much nor too little to do during a regular week
Balance between doing things for others and for oneself
Time for doing things wanted
Balance between work, home, family, leisure, rest, and sleep
Having sufficient time for doing obligatory occupations
Balance between physical, social, mental, and restful occupations
Satisfaction with how time is spent in everyday life
Satisfaction with the number of occupations during a regular week
Balance between obligatory and voluntary occupations
Balance between energy-giving and energy-taking occupations
Satisfaction with time spent in rest, recovery, and sleep

Table 2: Characteristics of the Study Participants at Baseline (n=118)

	n (%)
Gender Woman Man	98 (83) 20 (17)
Children No child One or more children	77 (65) 41 (35)
Living with someone Yes No	75 (64) 43 (36)
Educational level University Other education	35 (30) 83 (70)

Table 3: Associations between Different Aspects of Occupational Balance and Occupational Satisfaction Directly after the Intervention¹ (n=107)

	OR (95% CI)
Balance between work, home, family, leisure, rest, and sleep	4.23 (1.57-11.45)
Having neither too much nor too little to do during a regular week	3.20 (1.23-8.37)
Satisfaction with time spent in rest, recovery, and sleep	2.93 (1.05-8.19)

¹ Backward elimination and in the first step were the 11 occupational balance items and the sociodemographic factors i.e., age, gender, number of children, living with someone, and educational level added.

Table 4: Different Aspects of Occupational Balance Directly after the Intervention as Predictors of Occupational Satisfaction 12 Months Later¹ (n=82)

	OR (95% CI)
Balance between energy-giving/energy-taking occupations	3.00 (1.11-8.14)

¹ Backward elimination and in the first step were the 11 occupational balance items and the sociodemographic factors i.e., age, gender, number of children, living with someone, and educational level added.