Trial reportWork (Reading, Mass.)2018
Effects on work ability, job strain and quality of life of monitoring depression using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent general practitioner consultations: A randomized controlled study.
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- A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems: a concept paper.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Pooled it
- Does neuropathic low back pain negatively influence work capacity? A cross-sectional study among Hungarian workers.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Psychological problems and work ability in unemployed people diagnosed with a mental illness.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Article
- Depression severity mediates stigma and quality of life in clinically stable people with schizophrenia in rural China.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression reduces individuals' function and work ability and is associated with both frequent and long-term sickness absence.
objectiveInvestigate if monitoring of depression course using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent general practitioner (GP) consultations leads to improved work ability, decreased job strain, and quality of life among primary care patients.
methodsPrimary care patients n = 183, who worked. In addition to regular treatment (control group), intervention patients received evaluation and monitoring and used the MADRS-S depression scale during GP visit at baseline and at visits 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Work ability, quality of life and job strain were outcome measures.
resultsDepression symptoms decreased in all patients. Significantly steeper increase of WAI at 3 months in the intervention group. Social support was perceived high in a significantly higher frequency in intervention group compared to control group.
conclusionsMonitoring of depression course using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent GP consultations seems to lead to improved self-assessed work ability and increased high social support, but not to reduced job strain or increased quality of life compared to TAU. Future studies concerning rehabilitative efforts that seek to influence work ability probably also should include more active interventions at the workplace.
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