Table 3

The influence of re-employment on the changes in the eight dimensions of health measured by the SF-36 health questionnaire among the long-term unemployed persons during a follow-up period of 6 months

	Effect of re-employment, change^† (SE), n=965	Effect size,^† Cohen's d, n=47
General health	7.0 (2.7)^‡	0.18
Physical functioning	9.2 (3.4)^‡	0.11
Bodily pain	11.3 (3.6)^‡	0.20
Mental health	11.0 (2.7)^‡	0.66
Social functioning	14.2 (3.8)^‡	0.32
Vitality	7.8 (2.5)^‡	0.26
Role functioning, emotional	22.7 (6.8)^‡	0.46
Role functioning, physical	20.0 (6.0)^‡	0.33

↵† Each linear regression model was adjusted for age, sex, ethnic background, education, duration on benefit and health at baseline.
↵‡ Effect sizes were based on the mean values of health at baseline and follow-up of the re-employed participants.