ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2015
Early and Late Return to Work After Sick Leave: Predictors in a Cohort of Sick-Listed Individuals with Common Mental Disorders.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Role of the Employer in Supporting Work Participation of Workers with Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review Using an Interdisciplinary Approach.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Sustainable Return to Work: A Systematic Review Focusing on Personal and Social Factors.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Person-related factors associated with work participation in employees with health problems: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2018Pooled it
- Common Psychosocial Factors Predicting Return to Work After Common Mental Disorders, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Cancers: A Review of Reviews Supporting a Cross-Disease Approach.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- Prognostic factors for return to work of employees with common mental disorders: a meta-analysis of cohort studies.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2016Pooled it
- Return to Work Trajectories of Swedish Employees on Sick-Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Predictors of sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders in Sweden- a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Does employer involvement in primary health care enhance return to work for patients with stress-related mental disorders? a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- Are psychosocial work factors and work-home interference associated with time to first full return-to-work after sick leave due to common mental disorders?International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Trial
- Predictors of Return to Work for People with Anxiety or Depression Participating in a Randomized Trial Investigating the Effect of a Supported Employment Intervention.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- The role of job strain in the relationship between depression and long-term sickness absence: a register-based cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Return to work of employees with low levels of education: The employers' role and perspective.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2022Article
- A Systematic Search and Review of Questionnaires Measuring Individual psychosocial Factors Predicting Return to Work After Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Predictive validity of general work ability assessments in the context of sickness insurance.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Tools Appraisal of Organizational Factors Associated with Return-to-Work in Workers on Sick Leave Due to Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Search and Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Review
- 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
- From long-term sickness absence to disability retirement: diagnostic and occupational class differences within the working-age Finnish population.BMC public health · 2020Article
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- Effectiveness of a Brief Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Employees With Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Complaints-Pilot Study of a Consultation Off the Workplace.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe study aims to identify individual and workplace factors associated with early return to work (RTW)-defined as within 3 months-and factors associated with later RTW-between 3 and 12 months after being sick-listed-in a cohort of newly sick-listed individuals with common mental disorders.
methodsIn a prospective cohort study, a cross-sectional analysis was performed on baseline measures of patients granted sick leave due to common mental disorders. A total of 533 newly sick-listed individuals fulfilled the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate. A baseline questionnaire was sent by post within 3 weeks of their first day of certified medical sickness; 354 (66%) responded. Those who were unemployed were excluded, resulting in a study population of 319 individuals. Sick leave was recorded for each individual from the Social Insurance Office during 1 year. Analyses were made with multiple Cox regression analyses.
resultsEarly RTW was associated with lower education, better work ability at baseline, positive expectations of treatment and low perceived interactional justice with the supervisor. RTW after 3 months was associated with a need to reduce demands at work, and turnover intentions.
conclusionsEarly RTW among sick-listed individuals with common mental disorders seems to be associated with the individual's need to secure her/his employment situation, whereas later RTW is associated with variables reflecting dissatisfaction with work conditions. No health measures were associated with RTW. The study highlights the importance of considering not only health and functioning, but also workplace conditions and relations at the workplace in implementing RTW interventions.
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