SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2017
Prognostic factors for return to work of employees with common mental disorders: a meta-analysis of cohort studies.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictors of return to work for people on sick leave with depression, anxiety and stress: secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Trial
- Predictors of Return to Work for People with Anxiety or Depression Participating in a Randomized Trial Investigating the Effect of a Supported Employment Intervention.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- A case management occupational health model to facilitate earlier return to work of NHS staff with common mental health disorders: a feasibility study.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2021Trial
- Involving the employer to enhance return to work among patients with stress-related mental disorders - study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in Swedish primary health care.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Work Ability during the Return to Work Process: Results from a Mixed Methods Follow-Up Study Among Employees with Common Mental Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Barriers for return to work as an iatrogenic effect of sickness absence: a proposed conceptual framework and questionnaire based on a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Validation of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale for Women on Sick Leave Due to Breast Cancer (ROSES-BC).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a three-component intervention supporting unemployed individuals with mental health issues in their job search and mental health recovery (3for1): study protocol of a non-randomized controlled study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Return-to-Work Experiences in Ontario Policing: Injured But Not Broken.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Predictors of time until return to work and duration of sickness absence in sick-listed precarious workers with common mental disorders: a secondary data-analysis of two trials and one cohort study.International journal of mental health systems · 2023Article
- Predictors of return to work and psychological well-being among women during/after long-term sick leave due to common mental disorders - a prospective cohort study based on the theory of planned behaviour.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Role of social benefits for future long-term sickness absence, disability pension and unemployment among individuals on sickness absence due to mental diagnoses: a competing risk approach.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Do baseline industry and job group skill level predict welfare dependency at 1, 3 and 5 years after mental health related sickness absence? A Danish cohort study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Effects of a Person-Centered eHealth Intervention for Patients on Sick Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders (PROMISE Study): Open Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
- Identifying Return to Work Self-Efficacy Trajectories in Employees with Mental Health Problems.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Employees Receiving Inpatient Treatment for Common Mental Disorders in Germany: Factors Associated with Time to First and Full Return to Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Predictors of competitive employment in individuals with severe mental illness: results from an observational, cross-sectional study in Germany.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2022Article
- Observational
- The Return-to-Work Self-efficacy Questionnaire (RTW-SE): A Validation Study of Predictive Abilities and Cut-off Values for Patients on Sick Leave Due to Anxiety or Depression.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Beliefs About Return to Work Among Women During/After Long-Term Sick Leave for Common Mental Disorders: A Qualitative Study Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine prognostic factors for return to work (RTW) of employees with common mental disorders (CMDs).
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were performed using data from 18 published cohort studies with 24,579 participants. The studies were identified from MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, SocINDEX, and Human resource management databases from 1995 to 2016. Two authors independently screened selected studies and assessed the quality of the studies as well as the extracted data.
resultsWe screened 7755 abstracts, from which 211 full text articles were reviewed. Eighteen cohort studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. Significant prognostic factors for RTW included age, contact with medical specialists, RTW-self-efficacy, and work ability. The pooled hazard ratios and 95% confidence interval (CI) for age, RTW-SE, contact with medical specialists, and high work ability/low work demands in relation to RTW were 0.77 (95% CI 0.65-0.88), 1.79 (95% CI 1.24-2.33), 0.64 (95% CI 0.49-0.80) and 1.08 (95% CI 1.06-1.11), respectively.
conclusionsSelf-efficacy (SE) is a key factor in the enhancement of work ability and RTW. Improving employee's SE and collaborating with employers to enhance work ability may help to facilitate RTW. As the RTW process is complex, exploring theoretical frameworks for RTW in individuals with a CMD is also needed.
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