ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2014
Does part-time sick leave help individuals with mental disorders recover lost work capacity?
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- 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
- "That's probably how you would want care to be" - experiences of sick leave teams at a health center, a mixed method study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- The impact of employment on mental healthcare use among people with disability: distinguishing between part- and full-time employment.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- Working life expectancy and working years lost among users of part- and full-time sickness absence in Finland.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
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- The Current Practice of Gradual Return to Work in Germany: A Qualitative Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations of employment sector and occupational exposures with full and part-time sickness absence: random and fixed effects analyses on panel data.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- 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
- Effectiveness of Graded Return to Work After Multimodal Rehabilitation in Patients with Mental Disorders: A Propensity Score Analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Long-term sick leave and the impact of a graded return-to-work program: evidence from Germany.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of new legislation on partial sickness benefit on work participation: a quasi-experiment in Finland.BMJ open · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThis paper aims to answer the question whether combining sick leave with some hours of work can help employees diagnosed with a mental disorder (MD) increase their probability of returning to work. Given the available data, this paper analyzes the impact of part-time sick leave (PTSL) on the probability of fully recovering lost work capacity for employees diagnosed with an MD.
methodsThe effects of PTSL on the probability of fully recovering lost work capacity are estimated by a discrete choice one-factor model using data on a nationally representative sample extracted from the register of the National Agency of Social Insurance in Sweden and supplemented with information from questionnaires. All individuals in the sample were 20-64 years old and started a sickness spell of at least 15 days between 1 and 16 February 2001. We selected all employed individuals diagnosed with an MD, with a final sample of 629 individuals.
resultsThe results show that PTSL is associated with a low likelihood of full recovery, yet the timing of the assignment is important. PTSL's effect is relatively low (0.015) when it is assigned in the beginning of the spell but relatively high (0.387), and statistically significant, when assigned after 60 days of full-time sick leave (FTSL). This suggests efficiency improvements from assigning employees with an MD diagnosis, when possible, to PTSL.
conclusionsThe employment gains will be enhanced if employees with an MD diagnosis are encouraged to return to work part-time after 60 days or more of FTSL.
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