Work ability, burnout, and quality of life of the intervention group and the control group at baseline, six months after randomisation, and two years after randomisation
| Baseline | Six months | Two years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 61) | Control (n = 55) | p | Intervention (n = 61) | Control (n = 52) | p | Intervention (n = 40) | Control (n = 34) | p | |
| *Higher scores mean better work ability. | |||||||||
| †Higher scores indicate more burnout. | |||||||||
| ‡Lower scores indicate more burnout. | |||||||||
| §Lower scores indicate better quality of life. | |||||||||
| Work ability (WAI) * | 34.3 | 33.4 | NS | 35.2 | 30.7 | <0.001 | 35.5 | 34.4 | NS |
| Burnout (UBOS) | |||||||||
| Exhaustion† | 2.7 | 2.6 | NS | 2.4 | 2.7 | <0.05 | 2.2 | 2.2 | NS |
| Distance† | 2.7 | 2.3 | NS | 2.5 | 2.7 | <0.01 | 2.1 | 2.5 | <0.05 |
| Competence‡ | 4.0 | 4.1 | NS | 4.0 | 3.9 | NS | 4.0 | 4.0 | NS |
| Quality of life (NHP)§ | |||||||||
| Energy | 34.4 | 30.9 | NS | 26.2 | 37.8 | <0.01 | 23.0 | 31.4 | NS |
| Pain | 15.8 | 14.5 | NS | 16.6 | 14.4 | NS | 18.4 | 15.8 | NS |
| Emotional | 30.8 | 23.2 | <0.05 | 21.7 | 32.3 | <0.001 | 16.9 | 18.3 | NS |
| Sleep | 30.5 | 30.5 | NS | 27.5 | 37.3 | <0.05 | 20.5 | 32.4 | NS |
| Social isolation | 11.8 | 6.5 | <0.05 | 8.5 | 9.2 | NS | 8.0 | 3.5 | NS |
| Physical mobility | 10.2 | 8.6 | NS | 11.9 | 10.6 | NS | 13.1 | 10.3 | NS |