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Table 6 Private-related stressors reported by the ED and EDrec groups at baseline and at follow-up

From: The role of self-reported stressors in recovery from Exhaustion Disorder: a longitudinal study

Private-related stressor

Time

ED % (n)

EDrec % (n)

Difference in %-points (95% CI)

Relational problems including separation/divorce

T1

29% (15)

29% (29)

0.1 (-15.5; 15.7)

T2

27% (14)

20% (20)

7.2 (-7.1; 21.6)

Worries about family member

T1

22% (11)

25% (25)

-3.7 (-18.3; 10.9)

T2

18% (9)

20% (20)

-2.6 (-16.1; 11.0)

High inner demands

T1

31% (16)

26% (26)

5.1 (-10.3; 20.5)

T2

12% (6)

12% (12)

-0.4 (-11.5; 10.8)

Personal health issues

T1

8% (4)

12% (12)

-4.3 (-14.8; 6.3)

T2

18% (9)

10% (10)

7.5 (-4.8; 19.9)

Caregiver stress (child)

T1

16% (8)

8% (8)

7.6 (-4.0; 19.2)

T2

24% (12)

6% (6)

17.5 (4.6; 30.4)

Financial worries

T1

10% (5)

9% (9)

0.7 (-9.3; 10.7)

T2

10% (5)

6% (6)

3.7 (-5.2; 12.7)

Residential worries

T1

8% (4)

4% (4)

3.8 (-3.9; 11.5)

T2

10% (5)

4% (4)

5.8 (-3.5; 15.0)

Caregiver stress (parent)

T1

2% (1)

5% (5)

-3.1 (-9.8; 3.6)

T2

0% (0)

6% (6)

-6.1 (-10.8; -1.3)

Death of a family member

T1

10% (5)

2% (2)

7.8 (-1.1; 16.7)

T2

4% (2)

1% (1)

2.9 (-2.9; 8.8)

Caregiver stress (partner)

T1

6% (3)

3% (3)

2.9 (-3.9; 9.6)

T2

4% (2)

1% (1)

2.9 (-2.9; 8.8)

Change in family composition

T1

8% (4)

4% (4)

3.8 (-3.9; 11.5)

T2

0% (0)

1% (1)

-1.0 (-3.8; 1.8)

Single parent

T1

4% (2)

5% (5)

-1.1 (-8.4; 6.1)

T2

2% (1)

1% (1)

1.0 (-3.0; 4.9)

Abuse/harassment

T1

6% (3)

5% (5)

0.8 (-6.9; 8.5)

T2

0% (0)

0% (0)

-

Stressful contact with authorities

T1

2% (1)

2% (2)

-0.1 (-4.9; 4.7)

T2

8% (4)

1% (1)

6.8 (-1.0; 14.7)

  1. ED = participants that still fulfil the diagnostic criteria for Exhaustion Disorder at follow-up, i.e. the Exhaustion Disorder group (n = 51)
  2. EDrec = participants that no longer fulfil the diagnostic criteria for Exhaustion Disorder at follow-up, i.e. the recovered group (n = 99)
  3. T1 = Timepoint 1, baseline, i.e. at the time of diagnosis
  4. T2 = Timepoint 2, follow-up, i.e. 7–12 years after diagnosis
  5. Percentages in each group (ED and EDrec) reporting each stressor were calculated as well as the differences in percentage points between the groups at each time point (baseline and follow-up) along with the 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the differences