Table 1 Description of job characteristics, autonomies, functioning (GAF), symptoms (BPRS), and quality of life (MANSA) of SE participants (trainees and employee members) at the recruitment time (T1 – year 2018)
|  | Trainees N = 7 (21.2%) | Employees N = 26 (78.8%) | Total N = 33 (100%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Job characteristics | |||
Work area, N (%) | |||
 Laundry | 1 (14.3%) | 10 (38.5%) | 11 (33.0%) |
 Green areas maintenance | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (7.7%) | 3 (9.1%) |
 Service forecourt surveillance | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 3 (9.1%) |
 Restaurant and hotel | 5 (71.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 16 (48.5%) |
Mean (SD)[range] number of months working in the cooperative (from T0 to T1) | 22.3 (29.5) [4–89] | 77.9 (63.0) [4–199] | 66.2 (61.6) [4–199] |
Mean (SD)[range] working hours per week | 8.6 (6.3)Â [2-22] | 18.4 (8.6) [6-36] | 16.3 (16.3) [2-36] |
Contract, N (%) | 0 (0%) | 26 (100%) | 26 (78.8%) |
 Time contract part-time | - | 26 (100%) | 26 (100%) |
 Work contract permanent | - | 16 (61.5%) | 16 (61.5%) |
 temporary | - | 10 (39.5%) | 10 (39.5%) |
 Entry salary 50%-80% | - | 17 (65.4%) | 17 (65.4%) |
 80%-100% | - | 9 (34.6%) | 9 (34.6%) |
Previous job experiences, N (%) | 6 (85.7%) | 23 (88.5%) | 29 (87.9%) |
 Manufacturing-worker sector | 3 (42.9%) | 12 (46.2%) | 14 (48.3%) |
 Catering sector | 2 (28.6%) | 4 (15.4%) | 6 (20.7%) |
 Other | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (3.0%) | 2 (6.9%) |
Previous employment status, N (%) | |||
 Permanent employment | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.2%) | 1 (3.0%) |
 Non-standard employement | 2 (28.6%) | 9 (34.6%) | 11 (33.3%) |
 Claiming an invalidity pension | 3 (42.9%) | 9 (34.6%) | 12 (36.4%) |
 Unemployed | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (19.2%) | 7 (21.2%) |
 Unknown | 0 (0%) | 2 (7.7%) | 2 (6.1%) |
Autonomies, Mean (SD) (1 = very poor; 5 = excellent) | |||
 Personal autonomy | 2.0 (0.0) | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.4 (1.1) |
 Social autonomy | 1.8 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.4 (1.1) |
 Work autonomy | 2.0 (0.0) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.1) |
 Total | 1.9 (0.1) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.4 (1.0) |
| Â | (5) | Â | (31) |
Functioning—Mean (SD) GAF score (max = 100) | 41.9 (15.3) | 65.5 (7.8) | 60.5 (13.7) |
Symptoms—Mean (SD) BPRS score | |||
(1 = no symptom; 7 = very severe symptom) | |||
 Depression/anxiety | 2.2 (0.4) | 1.9 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) |
 Negative symptoms | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.6) |
 Positive symptoms | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.4) |
 Manic excitement | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.7) |
 Cognitive symptoms | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.5) |
Total | 1.9 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.3) |
Quality of life—Mean (SD) MANSA main items | |||
(1 = not at all satisfied; 7 = extremely satisfied) | |||
 Living | 4.0 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.5) | 5.0 (1.5) |
 Health | 3.5 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.6) |
 Total | 4.3 (1.1) | 5.0 (1.1) | 4.9 (1.1) |