Trial reportBMC public health2018
Motivational interviewing in long-term sickness absence: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial followed by qualitative and economic studies.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03212118 (Effects of Motivational Interviewing for Long-term Sick Absence), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Effects of Motivational Interviewing for Long-term Sick Absence: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed Methods
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Trial
- Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Motivational Interviewing as a Return to Work Intervention in a Norwegian Social Insurance Setting: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Sick-listed workers' experiences with motivational interviewing in the return to work process: a qualitative interview study.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Predicting prolonged work absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: development, validation, and clinical usefulness of prognostic prediction models.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Getting an outsider's perspective - sick-listed workers' experiences with early follow-up sessions in the return to work process: a qualitative interview study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Measuring Resilience in Long-term Sick-listed Individuals: Validation of the Resilience Scale for Adults.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Managing disabled workers due to occupational accidents in Indonesia: a case study on return to work program.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Subgroups of Long-Term Sick-Listed Based on Prognostic Return to Work Factors Across Diagnoses: A Cross-Sectional Latent Class Analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Workplace flexibility important for part-time sick leave selection-an exploratory cross-sectional study of long-term sick listed in Norway.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Health, Work, and Family Strain - Psychosocial Experiences at the Early Stages of Long-Term Sickness Absence.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders. The MI-NAV study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Risk assessment for prolonged sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: protocol for a prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Observational
- Predictors of sustained return to work after sick leave due to mental disorders.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMotivational interviewing (MI), mainly used and shown effective in health care (substance abuse, smoking cessation, increasing exercise and other life style changes), is a collaborative conversation (style) about change that could be useful for individuals having problems related to return to work (RTW). The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of MI on RTW among sick listed persons compared to usual care, in a social security setting.
methodsThe study is a randomized controlled trial with parallel group design. Individuals between 18 and 60 years who have been sick listed for more than 7 weeks, with a current sick leave status of 50-100%, are identified in the Norwegian National Social Security System and invited to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria are no employment and pregnancy. Included participants are randomly assigned to the MI intervention or one of two control groups. The MI intervention consists of two MI sessions offered by caseworkers at the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Service (NAV), while the comparative arms consist of a usual care group and a group that receives two extra sessions without MI content (to control for attentional bias). The primary outcome measure is the total number of sickness absence days during 12 months after inclusion, obtained from national registers. Secondary outcomes include time until full sustainable return to work, health-related quality of life and mental health status. In addition, a health economic evaluation, a feasibility/process evaluation and qualitative studies will be performed as part of the study. DISCUSSION: A previous study has suggested an effect of MI on RTW for sick listed workers with musculoskeletal complaints. The present study will evaluate the effect of MI for all sick listed workers, regardless of diagnosis. The knowledge from this study will potentially be important for policy makers, clinicians and other professionals` practical work.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03212118 (registered July 11, 2017).
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