Trial reportBMC public health2015
Effectiveness of psychoeducation in reducing sickness absence and improving mental health in individuals at risk of having a mental disorder: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01637363 (Psychoeducation to Sick-listed Individuals With Mental Health Problems), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Psychoeducation to Sick-listed Individuals With Mental Health Problems
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Determining what constitutes an effective psychosocial 'return to work' intervention: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation reduces sickness absence among individuals with musculoskeletal and common mental health disorders: a randomized clinical trial.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2020Trial
- Motivational interviewing in long-term sickness absence: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial followed by qualitative and economic studies.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- The Role of Psychoeducation in Addressing Physician Shortages.The Permanente journal · 2026Article
- Promoting labour market inclusion of the chronically ill: a scoping review of Scandinavian countries' efforts.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2023Article
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- Mental health nurses' views of ward readmission: A focus group study in Brunei Darussalam.Belitung nursing journal · 2021Article
- Interventions on cognitions and perceptions that influence work participation of employees with chronic health problems: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2020Article
- An 8-week Stress Management Program in Information Technology Professionals and the Role of a New Cognitive Behavioral Method: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of molecular biochemistry · 2020Article
- Labour market trajectories following sickness absence due to self-reported all cause morbidity--a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2016Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychoeducation on return to work as an adjunct to standard case management in individuals on sick leave at risk of having a mental disorder. The participants could have different diagnoses but were all at risk of having a mental disorder.
methodsBetween 2012 and 2014, 430 participants on sick leave were randomly allocated to either an intervention or control group. The psychoeducation consisted of 2-h sessions once a week for 6 weeks. The sessions focused on stress and work life and was based on problem-solving techniques and coping strategies. The main outcome, the relative risk (RR) of a full return to work based on register data from the job centres, was determined during the first 3 and 6 months after participation in the psychoeducation programme. At baseline and at 3 and 6 months after the intervention, the participants received a questionnaire on psychological symptoms, mental health-related quality of life, and locus of control.
resultsDuring the first 6 months after inclusion, the two groups had almost the same RR of a full return to work (RR:0.97, 95% CI: 0.78;1.21), but during the first 3 months, the individuals in the intervention group had a significantly higher risk of not having fully returned to work (RR:0.68, 95% CI:0.47;0.98). The individuals in the intervention group who had participated in at least four of the six psychoeducational sessions returned to work considerably slower at both time points than did the control group. The intervention did not decrease the level of psychological symptoms or improve mental health-related quality of life; however, individuals in the intervention group improved their scores on internal locus of control at both 3 and 6 months.
conclusionOffering psychoeducation to individuals on sick leave at risk of having a mental disorder had no influence on the chance of a full return to work during the first 6 months; however, it did result in a higher relative risk of not returning to work after 3 months. Therefore, we do not recommend offering psychoeducation in this form to facilitate return to work.
trial registrationClinical Trial.gov NCT01637363. Registered 6 July 2012.
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