Factors predicting slower RTW at 6 months
depression, Depression, Anxiety, anxiety
DISORDER
In the depression group, the univariate analysis showed that the following health-related factors predicted slower RTW at 6 months: (a) symptom severity (higher scores on the depression, anxiety and stress symptom scales BDI II, BAI, PSS, 4DSQ Anxiety, 4DSQ Depression and KEDS) and (b) lower levels of functioning. Significant psychological factors included (a) lower scores on QOLS; (b) lower scores on GSE and RTW-SE; (c) the SAPAS items having difficulties in making and keeping friends and would you describe yourself as a perfectionist and do you trust other people (“no”) and (d) a SAPAS score ≥ 3, indicating the presence of a personality disorder. Demographic predictors included (a) younger age and (b) living in Copenhagen compared to the municipality of Lyngby. Significant work-related predictors were (a) receiving transfer income or being a student compared to being a salaried manager or self-employed and (b) being on sick leave from unemployment compared to employment (Table After running the backward elimination algorithm, the multivariate analysis showed that lower levels of RTW-SE and being on sick leave from unemployment compared to unemployment were significant predictors for slower RTW at 6 months (Table No association was found between RTW and sex, education, marital status, sick leave duration, ASRS score ≥ 7 or IPQ at 6 months (Table 