SynthesisScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2022
Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review.
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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
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- Managers' Use of Organizational Resources when Supporting Employees with Common Mental Disorders: A Swedish Qualitative Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- How does a video feedback intervention work for people with dementia and distress behaviour living in a nursing home, for whom and under which circumstances? A realist interview study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
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- Young adults with a history of depression and/or anxiety: the role of sociodemographic and health-related factors in not being sickness absent.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- Occupational health of employees with mental health issues: the role of the psychosocial working conditions and sense of coherence.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Employee Preference and Use of Employee Mental Health Programs: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- What can be learned from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work participation among people with work disabilities? A qualitative practice & policy perspective approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Salutogenic mechanisms in nature-based work: fostering sense of coherence for employees with limited capability for work.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Training for Supervisors to Improve Sustainable Employment of Employees with a work Disability: A Longitudinal Effect and Process Evaluation from an Intervention Study with Matched Controls.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 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
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- Exploring employees' coping with disability management practices at a South African university.African journal of disability · 2023Article
- Work-related support in clinical care for patients with a chronic disease: development of an intervention.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Supporting workers with mental health problems at work: challenges and avenues.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- Strengthening supervisor support for employees with common mental health problems: developing a workplace intervention using intervention mapping.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Promoting Factors to Stay at Work Among Employees With Common Mental Health Problems: A Multiple-Stakeholder Concept Mapping Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesCommon mental health problems (CMHP) represent a major health issue and burden to employees and employers. Under certain conditions work contributes to wellbeing and participation of employees with CMHP. Promoting work participation is important, however the specific conditions in which work participation occurs is complex and largely unclear. This calls for a novel, realistic approach to unravel the complex relationship between outcomes, context and underlying mechanisms of work participation.
methodsIn the present realist review, peer-reviewed studies conducted between 1995 and 2020 were systematically reviewed on the outcome measures `stay at work` (SAW) and `work performance` (WP). The database search from seven databases identified 2235 records, of which 61 studies met the selection criteria and methodological rigor.
resultsThe synthesis demonstrates how work participation is promoted by the following mechanisms and contextual factors: (i) organizational climate and leadership, (ii) social support, (iii) perceived job characteristics, (iv) coping styles, (v) health symptoms and severity, (vi) personal characteristics, and (vii) features of interventions. An explanatory framework, based on the Capability-for-Work model, presents a new set of capabilities leading to SAW and WP.
conclusionsThis systematic realist review revealed mechanisms and contextual factors that promote both SAW and WP among employees with CMHP. These show how the organizational climate, social support in the work context, job characteristics and certain capabilities enable employees with CMHP to participate at work. Our contributions and practical implications are discussed, providing valuable insights for employers, professionals and researchers in the development of evidence-based interventions.
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