Solution-focused intervention for sick listed employees with psychological problems or muscle skeletal pain: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN39140363]

Table 5 Self reported health (SF-36) after 6 months

	Intervention			Control			Mean Diff.	95% CI	p-val	ES*
	n	Median	Mean (SD)	n	Median	Mean (SD)
Physical functioning	38	87.5	85.26 (15.5)	27	85.0	81.60 (14.9)	3.66	(-4.0 – 11.3)	0.34	0.24
Role Physical	38	75.0	66.61 (32.9)	27	62.5	58.80 (29.1)	7.82	(-8.0 – 23.6)	0.33	0.24
Bodily pain	38	51.0	54.16 (25.5)	27	42.0	50.48 (27.9)	3.68	(-9.7 – 17.0)	0.58	0.14
General health	38	52.0	57.39 (23.6)	27	55.0	52.19 (28.1)	5.21	(-7.6 – 18.1)	0.42	0.20
Vitality	38	45.0	43.16 (20.8)	27	40.0	41.48 (27.7)	1.68	(-10.3 – 13.7)	0.78	0.07
Social functioning	38	62.5	63.16 (25.1)	27	62.5	60.65 (28.7)	2.51	(10.9 – 18.9)	0.71	0.09
Role emotional	38	58.3	61.18 (31.1)	27	50.0	57.72 (30.1)	3.47	(-12.0 – 18.9)	0.66	0.10
Metal health	38	70.0	64.53 (22.0)	27	60.0	56.30 (25.6)	8.23	(-4.0 – 20.4)	0.17	0.35

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