Table 3 Descriptive characteristics for women (n = 83), men (n = 26) and other (n = 3). Means and standard deviations (SD) for SWEMWBS, SHIS and age. Number of participants and prevalence (%) for the other variables. N = 112

SWEMWBS

 Baseline, mean (SD)

17.7 (5.0)

18.0 (4.8)

17.0 (5.9)

15.0 (1.7)

0.302^£

 Follow-up, mean (SD)

22.5 (5.1)

23.5 (4.8)

19.7 (4.6)

19.7 (7.2)

0.002^£

DIFF SWEMWBS, mean(SD)

4.8 (5.2)

5.5 (5.1)

2.7 (5.4)

4.7 (5.5)

0.036^£

SHIS

0.087^£

Baseline, mean (SD)

30.7 (8.8)

31.0 (8.3)

31.0 (10.3)

20.3 (3.5)

0.092^£

Follow-up, mean (SD)

43.6 (10.6)

44.9 (10.0)

40.3 (11.7)

37.3 (11.9)

0.011^£

DIFF SHIS, mean(SD)

12.9 (10.8)

13.8 (10.1)

9.3 (12.6)

17.0 (8.7)

Age, mean (SD)

59.0 (13.9)

57.7 (14.0)

63.8 (10.6)

53.7 (10.6)

0.088^£

Depression

34 (30.4)

22 (26.5)

11 (42.3)

1 (33.3)

0.229^&

Anxiety

37 (33.0)

32 (38.5)

4 (15.4)

1 (33.3)

0.070^&

Stress

24 (21.4)

19 (22.9)

4 (15.4)

1 (33.3)

0.484^&

Social isolation

17 (15.2)

10 (12.0)

7 (26.9)

0 (0.0)

0.168^&

Living alone (vs. married/cohabitating)

77 (68.7)

52 (62.7)

22 (84.6)

3 (100.0)

0.075^&

Country of birth – born outside Sweden

29 (25.9)

25 (30.1)

3 (11.5)

1 (33.3)

0.121^&

Education

 Primary education

13 (11.6)

9 (10.8)

4 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

0.358^&

 Secondary education

54 (48.2)

42 (50.6)

12 (46.1)

0 (0.0)

 Tertiary education

45 (40.2)

32 (38.6)

10 (38.5)

3 (100.0)

Economic stress (yes)

79 (70.5)

62 (74.7)

15 (57.7)

2 (66.7)

0.195^&

Self-rated health

 Very good/good

8 (7.1)

6 (7.2)

2 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

0.441^&

 Reasonable

55 (49.1)

43 (51.8)

12 (46.1)

0 (0.0)

 Very poor/poor

49 (43.8)

34 (41.0)

12 (46.1)

3 (100.0)

Diabetes

18 (16.1)

7 (8.4)

11 (42.3)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.001^&

Lung disease

11 (9.8)

8 (9.6)

2 (7.7)

1 (3.3)

0.362^&

Cardiovascular diseases

14 (12.5)

8 (9.6)

5 (19.2)

1 (33.3)

0.152^&

Hypertension

34 (30.4)

26 (31.3)

8 (30.8)

0 (0.0)

0.761^&

Mental health medication

50 (44.6)

35 (42.2)

13 (50.0)

2 (66.7)

0.573^&

Other medicine

82 (73.2)

61 (73.5)

20 (76.9)

1 (33.3)

0.282^&

No medicine

9 (8.0)

7 (8.4)

1 (3.9)

1 (3.3)

0.183^&

Contact with health system

 1–5 times/year

37 (33.0)

24(28.9)

13 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0.078^&

 6- times/year

75 (67.0)

59 (71.1)

13 (50.0)

3 (100.0)

Health locus of control

 Internal

82 (73.2)

64 (77.1)

16 (61.5)

2 (66.7)

0.224^&

 External

30 (26.8)

19 (22.9)

10 (38.5)

1 (33.3)

Other referrals (None)

57 (50.9)

39 (47.0)

17 (65.4)

1 (33.3)

0.228^&

Arts engagement (None)

76 (67.9)

58 (69.9)

16 (61.5)

2 (66.7)

0.763^&