Table 3 Work and health related outcomes at six and nine months from questionnaires
| Outcome | Six months | Nine months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 23) | Control (n = 21) | Intervention (n = 22) | Control (n = 21) | |
| RA-Work Instability Scale (0–23): Mean [sd] |
13.1 [6.3] (n = 22) |
15.5 [5.8] (n = 21) |
12.3 [7.8] (n = 21) |
14 [6.2] (n = 21) |
| Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (0–36): Mean [sd] |
10.7 [6.5] (n = 22) |
13.2 [6.4] (n = 21) |
10.4 [6.8] (n = 21) |
13.5 [9.0] (n = 21) |
| Workplace Limitations Questionnaire (0–100): | ||||
| Productivity Loss: Mean [sd] |
9.3 [5.8] (n = 21) |
10.3 [4.6] (n = 19) |
7.5 [5.3] (n = 20) |
9.3 [6.3] (n = 20) |
| Time management demands: Mean [sd] |
39.3 [29.6] (n = 22) |
47.1 [22.8] (n = 19) |
33.3 [26.1] (n = 21) |
41.8 [28.4] (n = 20) |
| Physical demands: Mean [sd] |
36.6 [18.6] (n = 22) |
46.3 [24.5] (n = 21) |
35.7 [26.9] (n = 20) |
37 [18.9] (n = 21) |
| Mental/interpersonal demands: Mean [sd] |
31.5 [23.2] (n = 22) |
32.5 [18] (n = 20) |
25.8 [20.1] (n = 21) |
28.5 [23.4] (n = 21) |
| Output demands: Mean [sd] |
36 [28] (n = 21) |
41.3 [24.6] (n = 20) |
25.2 [23.3] (n = 21) |
38.5 [32.2] (n = 21) |
| WLQ Summed: Mean [sd] |
35.4 [21.1] (n = 21) |
41.3 [18.1] (n = 19) |
29.8 [19.7] (n = 20) |
35.9 [21.5] (n = 20) |
| Work Self-Efficacy: Mean[sd] (0–10) |
7.6 [2.2] (n = 22) |
6.5 [2.8] (n = 21) |
7.8 [2.1] (n = 21) |
6.5 [2.2] (n = 21) |
| Confidence managing arthritis at work: Mean[sd] (0–10) |
7.1 [2.5] (n = 22) |
6.1 [2.7] (n = 21) |
7.5 [2.1] (n = 21) |
6.4 [2.6] (n = 21) |
| SF12v2 Health Survey (0–100): | ||||
| Physical component: Mean [sd] | 37.7 [10.1] | 32.4 [10.6] | 38.7 [10.5] | 34.3 [10.9] |
| Mental component: Mean [sd] | 41.3 [12.8] | 42 [9.5] | 41.6 [12.5] | 44.2 [11.4] |
| Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (0–3): | ||||
| Functional status: Mean [sd] | 0.6 [0.5] | 0.8 [0.5] | 0.6 [0.6] | 0.7 [0.6] |
| Psychological status: Mean [sd] | 0.9 [0.7] | 1.0 [0.5] | 0.9 [0.7] | 0.9 [0.6] |
| Pain VAS (0–100): Mean [sd] | 43.1 [27.1] | 48.5 [27.3] | 40.5 [27.6] | 44.1 [27.0] |
| Hand Pain VAS (0–100): Mean [sd] | 43.0 [31.0] | 52 [28.9] | 39.8 [30.1] | 52.3 [27.1] |
| Fatigue VAS (0–100): Mean [sd] | 54.4 [30.2] | 57.7 [21.9] | 54.3 [33.3] | 58.7 [23.8] |
| Perceived Health Status VAS (0–100): Mean [sd] | 41 [26.5] | 52 [22.2] | 38.5 [25.2] | 44.2 [23.7] |
| EQ5D VAS Health State mean [sd] | 63.2 [23.4] | 63.1 [20.1] | 59.1 [26.0] | 60.4 [22.4] |