Trial reportOccupational and environmental medicine2020
Preventing sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders or stress-related symptoms at work: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a problem-solving-based intervention conducted by the Occupational Health Services.
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Preventing Sickness Absenteeism Among Employees With Common Mental Disorders and Stress-related Symptoms: a Cluster Randomized Trial of a Problem-solving Based Intervention Versus Care-as-usual Conducted at the Occupational Health Services
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Occupational health interventions' impact on absenteeism and economic returns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- Factors Related to the Recurrence of Sickness Absence Due to Common Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled 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
- Is a Problem-Solving Intervention with Workplace Involvement for Employees on Sickness Absence Due to Common Mental Disorders More Effective, than Care as Usual, in Reducing Sickness Absence Days? Results of a Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial in Primary Health Care.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Early structured communication between general practitioner, sick-listed patient, and employer: Results and lessons learned from a pragmatic trial in the Capacity Note project.Primary health care research & development · 2024Trial
- The effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention with workplace involvement on self-reported sick leave, psychological symptoms and work ability: a cluster randomised clinical trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Does employer involvement in primary health care enhance return to work for patients with stress-related mental disorders? a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- Are psychosocial work factors and work-home interference associated with time to first full return-to-work after sick leave due to common mental disorders?International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Trial
- Preventing Pain and Stress-Related Ill-Health in Employees: A 6-Months Follow-Up of a Psychosocial Program in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Employees' experiences of involving their managers in the Return-to-Work process through a three-party meeting in primary healthcare - a retrospective interview study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Facilitating Return to Work through a Broader Perspective on Vocational Rehabilitation: Insights from Patients with Stress-Related Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Uncovering the metabolic impact of acute psychological stress in young adults.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Prevalence and risk factors of adverse work outcomes among manufacturing workers with Long COVID in Malaysia - A nationwide study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Work-related distress and professional quality of life in a medical-school workforce: a primary-care occupational-health perspective.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Content validity of the Demand and Ability Protocol - A dialogue tool involving stakeholders in exploring demands and abilities at work.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Trauma-informed healthcare systems: an evaluation of trauma-informed care training for hospital-based healthcare professionals in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Ethical challenges from a problem-solving intervention with workplace involvement: a qualitative study among employees with common mental disorders, first-line managers, and rehabilitation coordinators.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- Symptoms, work situation and work functioning 10 years after rehabilitation of stress-induced exhaustion disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- The significance of managers' knowledge of common mental disorders on managerial stigma towards employee depression: a cross-sectional study in Sweden.BMC public health · 2024Article
- General practitioners' stay-at-work practices in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: using Intervention Mapping to develop a training program.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesCommon mental disorders (CMDs) are among the main causes of sickness absence and can lead to suffering and high costs for individuals, employers and the society. The occupational health service (OHS) can offer work-directed interventions to support employers and employees. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on sickness absence and health of a work-directed intervention given by the OHS to employees with CMDs or stress-related symptoms.
methodsRandomisation was conducted at the OHS consultant level and each consultant was allocated into either giving a brief problem-solving intervention (PSI) or care as usual (CAU). The study group consisted of 100 employees with stress symptoms or CMDs. PSI was highly structured and used a participatory approach, involving both the employee and the employee's manager. CAU was also work-directed but not based on the same theoretical concepts as PSI. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, at 6 and at 12 months. Primary outcome was registered sickness absence during the 1-year follow-up period. Among the secondary outcomes were self-registered sickness absence, return to work (RTW) and mental health.
resultsA statistical interaction for group × time was found on the primary outcome (p=0.033) and PSI had almost 15 days less sickness absence during follow-up compared with CAU. Concerning the secondary outcomes, PSI showed an earlier partial RTW and the mental health improved in both groups without significant group differences.
conclusionPSI was effective in reducing sickness absence which was the primary outcome in this study.
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