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SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2026

A Systematic Review and Evaluation of the Tools Measuring Work-Related Psychosocial Factors in Prospective Research on Sickness Absence of Health Care Workers.

Laurent Corthésy-Blondin, Simona Margheritti, Samantha Vila Masse, Andrea Gragnano, Alessia Negrini

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Synthesis in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Laurent Corthésy-BlondinInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du Travail, 505, Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada. laurent.corthesy-blondin@irsst.qc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9051-2776
Simona MargherittiDepartment of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-9084
Samantha Vila MasseInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du Travail, 505, Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-7569
Andrea GragnanoDepartment of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-1749
Alessia NegriniInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du Travail, 505, Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-4913

Funding

Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail 2019-0016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis systematic literature review aims to list the validated tools measuring work-related psychosocial factors (WRPFs) influence health care workers' (HCWs) sickness absence (SA), and to evaluate their psychometric and practical properties.

methodsUsing the PsycINFO, Medline, and Web of Science databases, the search targeted prospective studies on WRPFs and SA in HCWs published between 2012 and 2023. The validated, self-report tools that measured WRPFs and that yielded at least one significant predictor of SA in HCWs were identified. An evaluation of the psychometric and practical properties was performed.

resultsBased on inclusion criteria, three prospective studies on HCWs were included, and twelve tools were listed. Psychometric and practical properties were "excellent" for six tools, "good" for four, and "questionable" for two.

conclusionsResearchers and occupational health practitioners can use tools with "good" to "excellent" overall quality to measure traditional WRPFs that predict SA in HCWs. There is a need to develop and validate tools that measure WRPFs representing the specific characteristics of the health care working environment. Other WRPFs relevant to the work context of HCWs can be measured by extant tools that could be used in research and program development and evaluation.

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AbsenteeismHealth PersonnelSick LeaveWorkplaceHumansProspective StudiesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth care workerPsychosocial factorQuestionnaireReviewSickness absence

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