Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Predictive factors of return to work after hysterectomy: a retrospective study
Study population N = 83 | |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic factors | |
Age (years ± SD) | 48.4 ± 9.9 |
Nationality | |
Dutch | 81 (98.0%) |
Other | 2 (2.0%) |
Education level* | |
Higher | 27 (32.5%) |
Intermediate | 41 (49.4%) |
Lower | 15 (18.1%) |
Living situation | |
Alone | 14 (16.9%) |
With partner or family | 65 (78.3%) |
Other | 4 (3.3%) |
Perioperative factors | |
Surgical approach | |
Abdominal hysterectomy | 4 (4.8%) |
Laparoscopic hysterectomy | 58 (69.9%) |
Vaginal hysterectomy | 21 (25.3%) |
Indication | |
Benign | 75 (90.4%) |
Malignant | 8 (9.6%) |
Complications | |
None | 61 (73.5%) |
Perioperative | 5 (6.0%) |
Post-operative | 17 (20.5%) |
Length of stay in hospital (median nights [IQR])Time of removal of indwelling catheter | 2 (1–3) |
Day of surgery | 14 (16.9%) |
Day after surgery | 63 (75.9%) |
48 h or more | 6 (7.0%) |
Work-related factors | |
Employment | |
Salaried | 54 (65.1%) |
Self-employed | 11 (13.2%) |
Housework | 16 (19.3%) |
Voluntary work | 2 (2.4%) |
Physical workload | |
Light | 28 (33.7%) |
Moderate | 32 (38.6%) |
Heavy | 23 (26.5%) |