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Table 3 General health, well-being, work ability, and self-efficacy at baseline and follow-up

From: Parked on the verge: vocational rehabilitation of long-term unemployed citizens – a mixed methods study

 

Baseline n = 146

Follow up n = 74

Change n = 74

General health, n (%)

    

Deteriorated, n (%)

Improved, n (%)

 Excellent

1

(0.7)

1

(1.4)

10 (13.5)

15 (20.3)

 Very good

13

(8.9)

5

(6.8)

 Good

19

(13.0)

17

(23.0)

 Fair

58

(39.7)

23

(31.1)

 Poor

54

(37.0)

27

(36.5)

 Missing

1

(0.7)

1

(1.4)

General health, compared to 1 year ago, n (%)

 Much better than 1 year ago

  

7

(9.5)

    

 Somewhat better than 1 year ago

  

11

(14.8)

    

 About the same

  

25

(33.8)

    

 Somewhat worse than 1 year ago

  

17

(23.0)

    

 Much worse than 1 year ago

  

13

(17.6)

    

 Missing

  

1

(1.4)

    
     

Mean change (SD)

p*

WHO-5 Well-being Index, median [IQR] (n = 70)

28

[16–52]

32

[20–56]

3.73

(±17.67)

0.08

Work Ability Score, median [IQR], (n = 72)

1

[0–2]

1

[0–3]

0.35

(±1.24)

0.33

General Self-Efficacy Scale, median [IQR] (n = 69)

20

[15–26]

21

[16.5–7.5]

1.13

(±5.5)

0.09

  1. n number, IQR Interquartile range, SD standard deviation, WHO World Health Organization
  2. *The change in Work Ability Score is calculated using McNemar’s test; WHO-5 and General Self-Efficacy Scale changes are calculated using paired t-test