ArticleBMC public health2021
Self-reported changes in work situation - a cross-sectional study of patients 7 years after treatment for stress-related exhaustion.
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- Symptoms, work situation and work functioning 10 years after rehabilitation of stress-induced exhaustion disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- "Recovery activities are needed every step of the way"-exploring the process of long-term recovery in people previously diagnosed with exhaustion disorder.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Exhaustion disorder: scoping review of research on a recently introduced stress-related diagnosis.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- Exhaustion in Healthcare Workers after the First Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Screening Method for Assessment of Work Ability for Patients Suffering From Mental Fatigue.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundExhaustion disorder (ED) is a common cause of sick leave in Sweden, and patients often have long-lasting symptoms and reduced work capacity. The aim of this study was to explore whether patients with ED had made any changes in their work situation from the period of treatment and up to 7 years later.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, patients diagnosed with ED at a specialist outpatient clinic were followed up after 7 years (n = 217). They received questionnaires at baseline covering sex, age, marital status, level of education, and symptoms of burnout, depression, and anxiety measured with the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. After 7 years, they were sent a follow-up questionnaire asking about their work situation and work-related stressors both before they fell sick and at the 7-year follow-up. There were three questions on work situation (change of workplace, change of work tasks, and change of working hours), and 155 patients responded to all three.
resultsAfter 7 years, the majority of the patients (63%; n = 98/155) reported that they had made some kind of change at work. Women were more likely than men to report decreased working hours (p = 0.001), and work-related stressors such as conflicts at work, reorganization, deficient leadership, and general discontent with the work situation were significantly more common at baseline in the group who had made changes at work. Patients who made no changes at work experienced more work-related stress due to quantitative demands in the 7-year follow-up.
conclusionThe majority of the patients with ED made some kind of change in their work situation, and gender differences were found for changes of work tasks and working hours. Work-related stressors might be decisive for making changes at work.
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