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ArticleBMC public health2016

Early identification in primary health care of people at risk for sick leave due to work-related stress - study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Kristina Holmgren, Christine Sandheimer, Ann-Charlotte Mårdby, Maria E H Larsson, Ute Bültmann, Dominique Hange, Gunnel Hensing

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Article in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02480855 (Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02480855 nacompletednot on this map

Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care

TypeinterventionalSponsorGöteborg UniversityRan2015 to 2017Enrolled271ConditionsOccupation-related Stress DisorderArmsQuestionnaire and feedback
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kristina HolmgrenDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. kristina.holmgren@neuro.gu.se.ORCID 0000-0003-0061-5550
Christine SandheimerSection for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ann-Charlotte MårdbyThe Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Maria E H LarssonDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ute BültmannDepartment of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Dominique HangeThe unit of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gunnel HensingSection for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SENovo Nordisk (Denmark) · DKRegion Västra Götaland · SEUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly identification of persons at risk of sickness absence due to work-related stress is a crucial problem for society in general, and primary health care in particular. Tho date, no established method to do this exists. This project's aim is to evaluate whether systematic early identification of work-related stress can prevent sickness absence. This paper presents the study design, procedure and outcome measurements, as well as allocation and baseline characteristics of the study population. METHOD/

designThe study is a two-armed randomized controlled trial with follow-up at 3, 6 and 12 months. Non-sick-listed employed women and men, aged 18 to 64 years, who had mental and physical health complaints and sought care at primary health care centers (PHCC) were eligible to participate. At baseline work-related stress was measured by the Work Stress Questionnaire (WSQ), combined with feedback at consultation, at PHCC. The preventive intervention included early identification of work-related stress by the WSQ, GP training in the use of WSQ, GP feedback at consultation and finding suitable preventive measures. A process evaluation was used to explore how to facilitate future implementation and structural use of the WSQ at the PHCC. The primary outcome to compare the preventive sick leave intervention by the general practitioner (GP) versus treatment as usual is sick leave data obtained from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency register. DISCUSSION: Early screening for sick leave due to work-related stress makes it possible not only to identify those at risk for sick leave, but also to put focus on the patient's specific work-related stress problems, which can be helpful in finding suitable preventive measures. This study investigates if use of the WSQ by GPs at PHCCs, combined with feedback at consultation, prevents future sickness absence.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT02480855 . Registered 20 May 2015.

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WorkplaceAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupational Health ServicesOutcome Assessment, Health CareSick LeaveStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesSwedenYoung AdultInterventionOrganizational climatePsychosocial work factorsWork commitmentWork Stress Questionnaire (WSQ)

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