ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2013
Effectiveness of a coordinated and tailored return-to-work intervention for sickness absence beneficiaries with mental health problems.
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- Effectiveness of work-related interventions for return to work in people on sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Furthering the Evidence of the Effectiveness of Employment Strategies for People with Mental Disorders in Europe: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Workplace interventions to prevent work disability in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Work outcomes of sickness absence related to mental disorders: a systematic literature review.BMJ open · 2014Pooled it
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- Is the "Brainwork Intervention" effective in reducing sick leave for non-permanent workers with psychological problems? Results of a controlled clinical trial.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of an Intervention to Enhance Occupational Physicians' Guideline Adherence on Sickness Absence Duration in Workers with Common Mental Disorders: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2017Trial
- Effects of a randomized controlled intervention trial on return to work and health care utilization after long-term sickness absence.BMC public health · 2016Trial
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- Long-term follow-up of participants with mental ill health in the Danish return-to-work program: A secondary analysis of a controlled trial.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Return to Work for People with Common Mental Disorders: Insights into the Implementation of a Collaborative Program in a Specialized Mental Health Hospital.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Identifying Return to Work Self-Efficacy Trajectories in Employees with Mental Health Problems.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Frequency of Participation in a Return-to-Work Program Predicts Successful Work Restoration but Not Maintenance.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Return to Work for Mental Ill-Health: A Scoping Review Exploring the Impact and Role of Return-to-Work Coordinators.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Stakeholders' Role and Actions in the Return-to-Work Process of Workers on Sick-Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
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- Positive experiences of a vocational rehabilitation intervention for individuals on long-term sick leave, the Dirigo project: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Process evaluation of an interorganizational cooperation initiative in vocational rehabilitation: the Dirigo project.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Improving the effectiveness of sickness benefit case management through a public-private partnership? A difference-in-difference analysis in eighteen Danish municipalities.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeSickness absence and exclusion from the labour market due to mental health problems (MHPs) is a growing concern in many countries. Knowledge about effective return-to-work (RTW) intervention models is still limited, but a multidisciplinary, coordinated and tailored approach has shown promising results in the context of musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this approach as implemented among sickness absence beneficiaries with MHPs.
methodsIn a quasi-randomised, controlled trial, we assessed the intervention's effect in terms of time to RTW and labour market status after 1 year. We used two different analytical strategies to compare time to RTW between participants receiving the intervention (n = 88) and those receiving conventional case management (n = 80): (1) a traditional multivariable regression analysis controlling for measured confounding, and (2) an instrumental variable (IV) analysis controlling for unmeasured confounding.
resultsThe two analytical approaches provided similar results in terms of a longer time to RTW among recipients of the intervention (HR = 0.50; 95 % CI 0.34-0.75), although the estimate provided by the IV-analysis was non-significant (HR = 0.70; 95 % CI 0.23-2.12). After 1 year, more recipients of the intervention than of conventional case management were receiving sickness absence benefits (p = 0.031).
conclusionThe intervention delayed RTW compared to conventional case management, after accounting for measured confounding. The delayed RTW may be due to either implementation or program failure, or both. It may also reflect the complexity of retaining employees with mental health problems in the workplace.
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