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Observational studyJournal of occupational rehabilitation2025

Negative Beliefs About Working with Health Problems and Support at Work as Predictors for Return to Work for People Struggling with Common Mental Disorders.

Marianne Tranberg Bjørndal, Kristian Pihl Frederiksen, Ragne Gunnarsdatter Hole Gjengedal, Bente Bull-Hansen, Kåre Osnes, Marit Hannisdal, Odin Hjemdal

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Observational study in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Marianne Tranberg BjørndalDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway. Marianne.bjorndal@diakonsyk.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4973-9307
Kristian Pihl FrederiksenDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-3596
Ragne Gunnarsdatter Hole GjengedalDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Bente Bull-HansenDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Kåre OsnesDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Marit HannisdalDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Odin HjemdalDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Postboks 23 Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-2345

Funding

Southern and Eastern Norwegian Regional Health Authority 2019066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate predictors for return to work for people struggling with common mental disorders on sick leave or at risk of sick leave. The first aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a set of statements exploring different conditions at the workplace and assumptions about working with health problems, by investigating the factor structure, reliability and construct validity of these statements. The second aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of the identified factors.

methodsA total of 797 patients from an outpatient mental health clinic were included in a naturalistic observational study. The study design was longitudinal. The participants filled out self-report questionnaires pre- and post-treatment.

resultsA principal component factor analysis with a varimax rotation identified two factors, Negative beliefs about working with health problems and Support at work, displaying high internal consistency, 0.83 and 0.84, respectively. Separately, both factors were significant predictors of full return to work after treatment. The final multivariable analysis including both factors left Negative beliefs about working with health problems as a significant predictor explaining unique variance.

conclusionsNegative beliefs about working with health problems and Support at work are important predictors for work status after treatment and should therefore be addressed during treatment for common mental disorders to assist people return to work.

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Mental DisordersReturn to WorkSocial SupportWorkplaceAdultFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSick LeaveSurveys and QuestionnairesCommon mental disordersNegative beliefs about work and healthPredictors for return to workSick leaveSupport at work

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PMID39453545
PMCPMC12575537

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