Demographic, health and lifestyle characteristics of employees at baseline
| Control n=67 1 cluster | Intervention n=283 3 clusters | Total n=350 % (range of % or mean within each cluster) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 57 (85) | 209 (74) | 76 (60 to 85) |
| Age | |||
| Employees aged over 50 | 21 (31) | 112 (40) | 38 (31 to 47) |
| Employees under 30 | 6 (9) | 27 (7) | – |
| Employees 30 to 39 | 9 (13) | 52 (18) | – |
| Employees 40 to 49 | 31 (46) | 98 (35) | – |
| Employees 50 to 59 | 21 (31) | 102 (36) | – |
| Employees who are married or cohabiting1 | 49 (73) | 210 (74) | 74 (68 to 79) |
| Employees with children | 32 (48) | 117 (41) | 43 (37 to 48) |
| Employees who support a family member2 | 14 (21) | 60 (21) | 21 (16 to 28) |
| Employees who report family life interfering with work2 | 17 (26) | 80 (28) | 28 (26 to 30) |
| Employees who report job interfering with family life*,3 | 30 (45) | 160 (58) | 54 (45 to 68) |
| Part time employees*,2 | 17 (26) | 78 (28) | 27 (24 to 32) |
| Number of hours worked per week (mean, SD)4 | 35.3 (8.7) | 36.6 (6.8) | 36.4 (35.3 to 36.9) |
| Employee band 7 or higher salary5 | 17 (25) | 42 (15) | 17 (8 to 25) |
| Employees who are in charge of others6 | 12 (18) | 48 (17) | 17 (16 to 18) |
| Employees with poor health† | 11 (16) | 44 (16) | 16 (10 to 21) |
| Employees with disability or limited activities | 10 (15) | 39 (14) | 14 (11 to 17) |
| Employees who smoke8 | 11 (16) | 60 (21) | 20 (16 to 30) |
| Employees reporting problems with drinking9 | 8 (12) | 32 (12) | 11 (7 to 15) |
| Self-reported absence in the past 3 months‡ | 14 (22) | 74 (26) | 25 (21 to 31) |
| Number of days of absence reported (mean, range)10 | 2.7 (0 to 90) | 1.9 (0 to 70) | 2.0 (1.1 to 2.7) |
| Well-being score (mean, SD) | 50.4 (8.0) | 51.0 (8.3) | 50.8 (49.5 to 51.7) |
| GHQ12 score (mean, SD)§ | 3.0 (3.3) | 2.8 (3.4) | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) |
| Employees who have GHQ12>3‡ | 26 (39) | 98 (35) | 35 (31 to 41) |
| Perceived social support :some lack¶ | 13 (19) | 61 (22) | 21 (18 to 25) |
Missing data; Control/Intervention 1=0/1; 2=1/3; 3=1/5; 4=0/9; 5=0/3; 6=3/2; 7=1/5.
Missing data Control/intervention 8=0/3; 9=0/7;10=0/3 plus 4/6 preferred not to answer question; 11=5/14; 12=0/4.
Coding.
*Defined as proportion of employees who reported interference as ‘to some extent’, or ‘a great deal’.
†Defined as proportion of employees who self-reported general health as ‘fair’, ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’.
‡Expressed as the number of days absence for the entire group.
§Based on 11 items.
¶One or more questions out of 4 not ‘Certainly true’.
GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.