SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2021
Depression symptoms and risk of sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Factors Related to the Recurrence of Sickness Absence Due to Common Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding the research landscape of over-the-counter herbal products, dietary supplements, and medications evaluated for depressive symptoms in adults: a scoping review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of smartphone cognitive behavioural therapy on social functioning in non-depressive and subthreshold depressive adults: a secondary analysis of the RESiLIENT trial.BMJ mental health · 2026Trial
- Natural Language Response Formats for Assessing Depression and Worry With Large Language Models: A Sequential Evaluation With Model Pre-Registration.Assessment · 2026Article
- Fatherhood among healthcare workers: perceived work-family conflict and its influential factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional and exploratory longitudinal findings from the VOICE study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between personality traits at return-to-work and future work continuation in employees returning from sick leave due to depression: A preliminary study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Association between plant-based diets and depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-aged and older adults.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Depression care trajectories and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers: a register-based study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study).BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Gender differences in psychosomatic complaints across occupations and time from 2006 to 2018 in Germany: a repeated cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Generic group metacognitive therapy for depression in specialized mental health care: an open trial with 6- and 12-month follow-ups.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Assessment of common mental disorders in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort at age 24 years using the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R).Wellcome open research · 2025Article
- General practitioners' attitudes and practices regarding sick leave certification for patients with depression in Norway - a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Assessing the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report scores to predict continuous employment in mood disorder patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Psychological problems among elementary and high school educators in Canada: association with sick days in the prior school year.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Clinical and economic implications of epilepsy management across treatment lines in Spain: a real-life database analysis.Journal of neurology · 2023Article
- [Analysis of Sickness-Related Days of Absence among Soldiers of the German Armed Forces from 2008 to 2018 Part 1: Retrospective Analysis with Comparison to the Statutory Health Insurance System].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2023Article
- Stakeholder views on work participation for workers with depression and intersectoral collaboration in depression care: a focus group study with a salutogenic perspective.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2023Article
- The relationship between occupational burnout and work ability among firefighters: exploring the mediating effects of insomnia, depressive symptoms, loneliness and alcohol misuse.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2023Article
- Personality-related and psychosocial correlates of sick leave days in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings of a representative survey.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesDepression symptoms are one of the most common psychiatric disorders and affect all aspects of life. The impact of depression symptoms on sick leave in the working population is a major issue that requires a more comprehensive examination.
methodsThis systematic review used the PRISMA method to identify eligible studies (n = 15). Subsequently, the association between depression symptoms and sick leave was examined and several important subgroup analyses were performed.
resultsDepression symptoms were associated with sick leave, with an overall risk ratio (RR) of 1.52 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.34-1.73]. In men, the result displayed RR 2.19 (95% CI 1.17-4.09) and in women, the result showed RR 1.54 (95% CI 1.35-1.76). Additional subgroup analyses that account for methodological differences across studies based on the method of assessing depression symptoms and sick leave showed that this association was consistent.
conclusionDepression symptoms are associated with sick leave. Given that sick leave can have an economic and social burden, more attention to depression symptoms is necessary.
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