ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2015
Union perceptions of factors related to the return to work of employees with depression.
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- Satisfying medical and rehabilitation needs positively influences returning to work after a work-related injury: an analysis of national panel data from 2018 to 2019.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Relationship between workers' return to work, job retention and income in industrial accidents in Korea: a longitudinal study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Effect of professional certification on employees' return-to-work rate after occupational injuries in Korea: focusing on vulnerable groups.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Article
- 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
- Return-to-Work Following Depression: What Work Accommodations Do Employers and Human Resources Directors Put in Place?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Depressive disorders as cause of absenteeism among public sector health care workers in Sergipe, Brazil, from 2009 to 2017.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2019Article
- Income Changes Due to Disability Ratings and Participation in Economic Activities Caused by Industrial Accidents: A Population-Based Study of Data from the Fourth Panel Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance (PSWCI).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- How Can Supervisors Contribute to the Return to Work of Employees Who have Experienced Depression?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeBetween 30 and 60% of the societal cost of depression is due to losses related to decreased work productivity. To date, only a few studies have focused on union perspectives related to factors influencing the return-to-work of employees absent due to depression, despite evidence of the importance of these perspectives. The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of union perspectives on the factors surrounding the return-to-work of employees who were absent from work due to depression.
methodsIn this qualitative study, conducted in Canada (Québec), 23 individuals (union representatives and peer workers) from the three largest unions (mixed industries) in Quebec took part in one of three focus groups.
resultsFourteen emerging themes (e.g., work environment, attitudes toward depression) were distributed over five categories of stakeholders involved in the return-to-work of employees on sick leave (i.e., employers and immediate supervisors, co-workers, employees on sick leave due to depression, general physicians, and unions). We observed four major cross-cutting themes that arose beyond these five categories: (1) organizational culture in which mental health issues and human aspects of work are central, (2) support and follow-up during the work absence and the return-to-work, (3) lack of resources to assist the employee in the return-to-work, and (4) stakeholders' prejudices and discomfort regarding depression.
conclusionsOur results clarify the factors, from a union perspective, that may facilitate or hinder the return-to-work of employees absent from work due to depression.
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