Trial reportBMJ open2021
Self-reported sick leave following a brief preventive intervention on work-related stress: a randomised controlled trial in primary health care.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02480855 (Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Mental Health and Addiction.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Self-Reporting of Post-Vaccination Symptoms in the COVID-19 Vaccination Process for Teachers in a North Region of Poland.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Communication aspects of feedback from workers' health surveillance due to hand-arm vibration exposure - a scoping review.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025Review
- Evidence-based interventions to prevent sick leave: a scoping review of reviews.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Early retirement intentions among Abu Dhabi Police: investigating the role of psychosocial work factors and sickness absenteeism.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Work-related stress, reason for consultation and diagnosis-specific sick leave: How do they add up?PloS one · 2023Observational
- Work-related stress and future sick leave in a working population seeking care at primary health care centres: a prospective longitudinal study using the WSQ.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Does the Number of Reasons for Seeking Care and Self-Rated Health Predict Sick Leave during the Following 12 Months? A Prospective, Longitudinal Study in Swedish Primary Health Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention about early identification of work-related stress combined with feedback at consultation with a general practitioner (GP) on the number of self-reported sick leave days.
designRandomised controlled trial. Prospective analyses of self-reported sick leave data collected between November 2015 and January 2017.
settingSeven primary healthcare centres in western Sweden.
participantsThe study included 271 employed, non-sick-listed patients aged 18-64 years seeking care for mental and/or physical health complaints. Of these, 132 patients were allocated to intervention and 139 patients to control.
interventionsThe intervention group received a brief intervention about work-related stress, including training for GPs, screening of patients' work-related stress, feedback to patients on screening results and discussion of measures at GP consultation. The control group received treatment as usual. OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of self-reported gross sick leave days and the number of self-reported net sick leave days, thereby also considering part-time sick leave.
resultsAt 6 months' follow-up, 220/271 (81%) participants were assessed, while at 12 months' follow-up, 241/271 (89%) participants were assessed. At 6-month follow-up, 59/105 (56%) in the intervention group and 61/115 (53%) in the control group reported no sick leave. At 12-month follow-up, the corresponding numbers were 61/119 (51%) and 57/122 (47%), respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the intervention group and the control group in the median number of self-reported gross sick leave days and the median number of self-reported net sick leave days.
conclusionsThe brief intervention showed no effect on the numbers of self-reported sick leave days for patients seeking care at the primary healthcare centres. Other actions and new types of interventions need to be explored to address patients' perceiving of ill health due to work-related stress. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02480855.
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