Trial reportBMC public health2016
Effects of a randomized controlled intervention trial on return to work and health care utilization after long-term sickness absence.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- 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
- Comparing the Efficacy of Multidisciplinary Assessment and Treatment, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with Treatment as Usual on Health Outcomes in Women on Long-Term Sick Leave-A Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Multidisciplinary Intervention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Return-to-Work and Increased Employability among Patients with Mental Illness and/or Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Healthcare professionals' perceptions of the contributions of rehabilitation coordinators to patients in Swedish psychiatric care: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Managing disabled workers due to occupational accidents in Indonesia: a case study on return to work program.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Coordination and Perceived Support for Return to Work: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients in Swedish Healthcare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Usability of self-reported assessment of work functioning in municipal occupational rehabilitation teams: A qualitative study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Primary care physicians' concerned voices on sickness certification after a period of reorganization. Focus group interviews in Sweden.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2020Article
- Effects of a vocational rehabilitation programme on return to work among sick-listed primary health care patients: a population-based matched, case-control study.BMC family practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the RCT study was to investigate if the effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on return to work (RTW) and health care utilization differed by participants' self-reported health status at baseline, defined by a) level of somatic symptoms, b) health anxiety and c) self-reported general health.
methodsA total of 443 individuals were randomized to the intervention (n = 301) or the control group (n = 142) and responded to a questionnaire measuring health status at baseline. Participants were followed in registries measuring RTW and health care utilization. Relative risk (RR) and odds ratio (OR) were used as measures of associations. Results were adjusted for gender, age, educational level, work ability and previous sick leave.
resultsAmong all responders we found no effect of the intervention on RTW. Among participants with low health anxiety, the one-year probability of RTW was lower in the intervention than in the control group (RR = 0.79 95 % CI 0.68-0.93), but for those with high health anxiety there was no difference between the groups (RR = 1.15 95 % CI 0.84-1.57). Neither general health nor somatic symptoms modified the effect of the intervention on RTW. The intervention had no effect on health care utilization.
conclusionsThe multidisciplinary intervention did not facilitate RTW or decrease health care utilization compared to ordinary case management in subgroups with multiple somatic symptoms, health anxiety or low self-rated health. However, the intervention resulted in a reduced chance of RTW among participants with low health anxiety levels.
trial registrationISRCTN43004323 , and ISRCTN51445682.
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