Trial reportPloS one2017
Evaluation of a transdiagnostic psychodynamic online intervention to support return to work: A randomized controlled trial.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimizing Workplace Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Machine learning approaches in the therapeutic outcome prediction in major depressive disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Trends in Effectiveness of Organizational eHealth Interventions in Addressing Employee Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Change in Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in a Digital Intervention: Evidence from a Transdiagnostic Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychiatry research · 2021Trial
- E-Mental Health Interventions in Inpatient Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Returning to work in the digital age: why smartphone interventions must go further.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- A systematic review and meta analysis on digital mental health interventions in inpatient settings.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
- Development and evaluation of an internet- and mobile-based intervention for individualized return to work planning after inpatient rehabilitation - Study protocol for a randomized-controlled-trial.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Return-to-Work Interventions for Individuals with Work-Related Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Quality of life, distress, and posttraumatic growth 5 years after colorectal cancer diagnosis according to history of inpatient rehabilitation.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Health Status Stability of Patients in a Medical Rehabilitation Program: What Are the Roles of Time, Physical Fitness Level, and Self-efficacy?International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- An overview of and recommendations for more accessible digital mental health services.Nature reviews psychology · 2022Article
- An emotion-based online intervention for reducing anxiety and depression in cancer patients: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2021Article
- Implementation of a Web-Based Work-Related Psychological Aftercare Program Into Clinical Routine: Results of a Longitudinal Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Observational
- Internet- and mobile-based aftercare and relapse prevention in mental disorders: A systematic review and recommendations for future research.Internet interventions · 2018Review
- Integration of the work-related online aftercare intervention 'GSA-online plus' (healthy and without stress at the workplace) into clinical practice: study protocol for an implementation study.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Acceptance and barriers to access of occupational e-mental health: cross-sectional findings from a health-risk population of employees.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2018Article
- Internet- and mobile-based aftercare and follow-up for mental disorders: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2017Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesGiven their flexibility, online interventions may be useful as an outpatient treatment option to support vocational reintegration after inpatient rehabilitation. To that purpose we devised a transdiagnostic psychodynamic online intervention to facilitate return to work, focusing on interpersonal conflicts at the workplace often responsible for work-related stress. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsIn a randomized controlled trial, we included employed patients from cardiologic, psychosomatic and orthopedic rehabilitation with work-related stress or need for support at intake to inpatient rehabilitation after they had given written consent to take part in the study. Following discharge, maladaptive interpersonal interactions at the workplace were identified via weekly blogs and processed by written therapeutic comments over 12 weeks in the intervention group (IG). The control group (CG) received an augmented treatment as usual condition. The main outcome, subjective prognosis of gainful employment (SPE), and secondary outcomes (psychological complaints) were assessed by means of online questionnaires before, at the end of aftercare (3 months) and at follow-up (12 months). We used ITT analyses controlling for baseline scores and medical group.
resultsN = 319 patients were enrolled into IG and N = 345 into CG. 77% of the IG logged in to the webpage (CG 74%) and 65% of the IG wrote blogs. Compared to the CG, the IG reported a significantly more positive SPE at follow-up. Measures of depression, anxiety and psychosocial stressors decreased from baseline to follow-up, whereas the corresponding scores increased in the CG. Correspondingly, somatization and psychological quality of life improved in the IG.
conclusionsPsychodynamic online aftercare was effective to enhance subjective prognosis of future employment and improved psychological complaints across a variety of chronic physical and psychological conditions, albeit with small effect sizes.
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