Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the total sample with stress-related disorders as well as for the diagnostic subgroups adjustment disorder (AD) and exhaustion disorder (ED)

Sex, Women n (%)

239 (89.85)

114 (87.02)

125 (92.59)

.133

Age, year

 M (SD)

44.55 (9.29)

42.97 (9.77)

46.09 (8.59)

.006

 Minimum—maximum

25–66

25–66

25–63

Highest education, n (%)

.002

 College/university, ≥ 3 years

178 (67)

101 (77)

77 (57)

.001

 College/university, < 3 years

46 (17)

15 (11)

31 (23)

.013

 Secondary school, 2–3 years

42 (15.79)

15 (11)

27 (20)

.056

Employment status, n (%)

 < .001

 Full time

144 (54.14)

98 (74.81)

46 (34.07)

 < .001

 Part time (25—90%)

63 (23.68)

19 (14.5)

44 (32.59)

.001

 Other^a

49 (18)

12 (9)

37 (27)

 < .001

 Unemployed

10 (3.76)

2 (1.53)

8 (5.93)

.059

Sick leave, n (%)

57 (21.43)

4 (3.05)

53 (39.26)

 < .001

Self-reported symptom duration (years)

 M (SD)

2.19 (1.89)

1.85 (1.83)

2.52 (1.9)

.004

 Median

1.67

1.33

2

 Minimum—maximum

.25–10

.25–10

.25–10

Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis n (%)

62 (37.78)

11 (8.4)

51 (23.31)

 < .001

 Anxiety disorders

25 (9.4)

6 (4.58)

19 (14.07)

.015

 Depression

28 (10.53)

3 (2.29)

25 (18.52)

 < .001

 Other^b

9 (3.38)

2 (1.53)

7 (5.19)

.19

Self-reported neuropsychiatric disorders

17 (6.39)

6 (4.58)

11 (8.15)

.348

Medication, n (%)

120 (45)

36 (27)

84 (62)

 < .001

 Anxiolytics

14 (5.26)

4 (3.05)

10 (7.41)

.112

 Sleeping medication

49 (18.42)

16 (12.21)

33 (24.44)

.01

 Antidepressants

53 (19.92)

16 (12.21)

37 (27.41)

.002

 Pain medication

4 (1.5)

0 (0)

4 (2.96)

.139

Swedish native speaker, n (%)

245 (92.11)

117 (89.31)

128 (94.81)

.096

6-QEMP

 M (SD)

14.65 (3.95)

12.95 (3.53)

16.3 (3.65)

 < .001

 Minimum—maximum

5—24

5—22

8—24

SMBQ-18

 M (SD)

5.21 (0.89)

4.82 (.84)

5.58 (.79)

 < .001

 Minimum—maximum

2—7

2—6.56

3.5—7