ArticleBMC public health2019
Returning to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders: study design and baseline findings from an 18 months mixed methods follow-up study in Germany.
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- The relationship between psychosocial working conditions and sickness absence days among employees reporting symptoms of common mental disorders in Germany.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2026Trial
- Healthy Minds: Group Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Sustainable Return to Work After a Sick Leave Due to Depression.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- Determinants of Sustainable Return to Work After Burnout or Depression: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- 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
- 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
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- Functional status and return to work in people with major depression: a 3-year national follow-up study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- The Current Practice of Gradual Return to Work in Germany: A Qualitative Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- Assessing the psychometric properties of the Chinese return-to-work self-efficacy questionnaire using Rasch model analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith nearly 30 % of the general population experiencing one mental disorder in 12 months, common mental disorders (CMDs) are highly prevalent in Germany and mainly affect the workforce. Therefore, the processes of successfully returning to work (RTW) and achieving a sustainable RTW (SRTW) are important not only for recovery but the prevention of negative consequences like job loss or disability retirement. While factors influencing and predicting the time until RTW are well-investigated in other countries, research on determinants of RTW and SRTW has received little attention in Germany. Consequently, this study aims to investigate the RTW and SRTW processes due to CMDs from the employees´ perspective in Germany.
methodsThis prospective cohort study uses a convergent parallel mixed methods design with a quantitative sample and qualitative sub-sample. Two hundred eighty-six participants of the quantitative study and a sub-sample of 32 participants of the qualitative study were included. The primary outcome of the quantitative study is the time until RTW and full RTW. The secondary outcome is the sustainability of RTW. The following measures will be used to cover work-, RTW- and health-related factors: working time, duration of sickness absences, functional ability, work ability, RTW self-efficacy, social support, work-privacy conflict, job satisfaction, job crafting and depressive symptoms. Quantitative and qualitative data will be integrated at the end. DISCUSSION: The paper provides an overview on study design, recruitment, sample characteristics and baseline findings of an 18 months mixed methods follow-up study in Germany. This study will provide evidence of (S)RTW processes and its influencing factors due to CMDs in Germany and therefore contribute to further improvement of its (S)RTW practices.
trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register (ID: DRKS00010903, July 28, 2017, retrospectively registered).
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