Exploring quality of life as an intervention outcome among women with stress-related disorders participating in work rehabilitation

Figures & data

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants (N=84)

Characteristic	ReDO group (n=42)	CAU group (n=42)	P-value
Age; mean (SD)	45 (19)a	46 (9)	0.628
Living with a partner; n (%)	30 (71%)	27 (64%)	0.320
Number of children; mean (SD)	2.4 (1.4)	2 (1)	0.085
Having a university degree; n (%)	16 (40%)	21 (51%)	0.284
First diagnosis (%)			0.662
Depression; F32	19 (45%)	23 (54%)
Stress/exhaustion; F43	20 (48%)	17 (41%)
Physical diagnosis; M54	3 (7%)	2 (5%)
Sick leave (months) before baseline; mean (SD)	13 (20)	10 (10)	0.414

Note:

a Data missing for one woman.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CAU, care as usual; ReDO, Redesigning Daily Occupations.

Table 2 The participants’ mean ratings (SD) of quality of life, self-esteem, and self-mastery at baseline and the 6-month follow-up

	Baseline (N=84)	Follow-up (N=71)
General quality of life	4.1 (1.5)	4.9 (1.3)
Satisfaction with life domains score	4.8 (0.9)	5.1 (0.9)
Self-esteem	0.2 (0.6)	0.5 (0.5)
Self-mastery	2.8 (0.5)	3 (0.6)

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 3 Associations between self-factors and quality of life (N at baseline =84; N at follow-up =71)

	Self-esteem		Self-mastery
	Correlation coefficient (rs)	P-value	Correlation coefficient (rs)	P-value
Baseline general quality of life	0.66	<0.001	0.64	<0.001
Baseline satisfaction with life domains	0.64	<0.001	0.62	<0.001
Follow-up general quality of life	0.70	<0.001	0.54	<0.001
Follow-up composite quality of life score	0.81	<0.001	0.66	<0.001