Trial reportBMC public health2007
Design of a randomized controlled trial on the effects of counseling of mental health problems by occupational physicians on return to work: the CO-OP-study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Interventions to facilitate return to work in adults with adjustment disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Design of a trial-based economic evaluation on the cost-effectiveness of employability interventions among work disabled employees or employees at risk of work disability: the CASE-study.BMC public health · 2012Trial
- The influence of social capital on employers' use of occupational health services: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Promoting occupational health interventions in early return to work by implementing financial subsidies: a Swedish case study.BMC public health · 2013Article
- Concise set of files for smooth return to work in employees with mental disorders.SpringerPlus · 2013Article
- Prediction of return to work outcomes under an injured worker case management program.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2012Article
- Effect of a multidisciplinary stress treatment programme on the return to work rate for persons with work-related stress. A non-randomized controlled study from a stress clinic.BMC public health · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health problems often lead to prolonged sick leave. In primary care, the usual approach towards these patients was the advice to take rest and not return to work before all complaints had disappeared. When complaints persist, these patients are often referred to psychologists from primary and specialized secondary care. As an alternative, ways have been sought to activate the Dutch occupational physician (OP) in primary care. Early 2000, the Dutch Association of Occupational Physicians (NVAB) published a guideline concerning the management by OPs of employees with mental health problems. The guideline received positive reactions from employees, employers and Dutch OPs. This manuscript describes the design of a study, which aims to assess the effects of the guideline, compared with usual care. METHODS/
designIn a randomized controlled trial (RCT), subjects in the intervention group were treated according to the guideline. The control group received usual care, with minimal involvement of the OP and easy access to a psychologist. Subjects were recruited from two Dutch police departments. The primary outcomes of the study are return to work and treatment satisfaction by the employee, employer, and OP. A secondary outcome is cost-effectiveness of the intervention, compared with usual care. Furthermore, prognostic measures are taken into account as potential confounders. A process evaluation will be done by means of performance indicators, based on the guideline. DISCUSSION: In this pragmatic trial, effectiveness instead of efficacy is studied. We will evaluate what is possible in real clinical practice, rather than under ideal circumstances. Many requirements for a high quality trial are being met. Results of this study will contribute to treatment options in occupational health practice for employees on sick leave due to mental health problems. Additionally, they may contribute to new and better-suited guidelines and stepped care. Results will become available during 2007.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN34887348.
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