ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2018
Influence of an Interdisciplinary Re-employment Programme Among Unemployed Persons with Mental Health Problems on Health, Social Participation and Paid Employment.
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- Mental health effects of unemployment and re-employment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to Foster Mental Health and Reintegration in Individuals Who Are Unemployed: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- Preventing depression in high-income countries-A systematic review of studies evaluating change in social determinants.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Health-Oriented Interventions and Health Promotion for Unemployed People-A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Health-improving interventions for obtaining employment in unemployed job seekers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Is the "Brainwork Intervention" effective in reducing sick leave for non-permanent workers with psychological problems? Results of a controlled clinical trial.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Improved patient-reported outcomes after interprofessional training in mental health: a nonrandomized intervention study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Trial
- The effects of an interdisciplinary employment program on paid employment and mental health among persons with severe mental disorders.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Functional status and return to work in people with major depression: a 3-year national follow-up study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Parked on the verge: vocational rehabilitation of long-term unemployed citizens - a mixed methods study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Long-Term Effects of the Individual Placement and Support Intervention on Employment Status: 6-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Purpose To evaluate the influence of an interdisciplinary re-employment programme on labour force participation and perceived health among unemployed persons with common mental health problems. In addition, the influence of entering paid employment on self-rated physical health and mental health was investigated. Methods In this quasi-experimental study with 2 years follow up, 869 persons were enrolled after referral to an interdisciplinary re-employment programme (n = 380) or regular re-employment programme (n = 489). The propensity score technique was used to account for observed differences between the intervention and control group. The intervention programme was provided by an interdisciplinary team, consisting of mental health care professionals as well as employment specialists. Mental health problems were addressed through cognitive counselling and individual tailored job-search support was provided by an employment professional. Primary outcome measures were paid employment and voluntary work. Secondary outcome measures were self-rated mental and physical health, measured by the Short Form 12 Health Survey, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, measured by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Changes in labour force participation and health were examined with repeated-measures logistic regression analyses by the generalized estimating equations method. Results The interdisciplinary re-employment programme did not have a positive influence on entering employment or physical or mental health among unemployed persons with mental health problems. After 2 years, 10% of the participants of the intervention programme worked fulltime, compared to 4% of the participants of the usual programmes (adjusted OR 1.65). The observed differences in labour force participation were not statistically significant. However, among persons who entered paid employment, physical health improved (+16%) and anxiety and depressive symptoms decreased (-15%), whereas health remained unchanged among persons who continued to be unemployed. Conclusions Policies to improve population health should take into account that promoting paid employment may be an effective intervention to improve health. It is recommended to invest in interdisciplinary re-employment programmes with a first place and train approach.
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