Early and Late Return to Work After Sick Leave: Predictors in a Cohort of Sick-Listed Individuals with Common Mental Disorders

Ekberg, Kerstin; Wåhlin, Charlotte; Persson, Jan; Bernfort, Lars; Öberg, Birgitta

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“…(2009) b Richter et al (2011)Rönnberg et al (2007) d Sampere et al . (2012 ) Sluiter and Frings-Dresen (2008) a Spector et al (2012)Truchon et al (2012) Vuistiner et al (2015) Wåhlin et al (2012) c Boot et al (2008)Coggon et al (2013) Ekberg et al (2015) a Gross and Battié (2010) c Iakova et al (2012)Murgatroyd et al (2016) a Nieuwenhuijsen et al (2013) d Sluiter and Frings-Dresen (2008) a Turner et al (2008) Wåhlin et al (2012) c Optimism Hystad and Bye (2012) a, e Lydell et al (2011) b, d Hystad and Bye (2012) a, e Øyeflaten et al (2008)Self-efficacyBesen et al (2015) Brouwer et al . (2015) a, b Brouwer et al .…”

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“…(2009) a Truchon et al (2010) b Vlasveld et al . (2013) b Boot et al (2008) Ekberg et al (2015)Karoly et al (2013)Krause et al (2013) d Murphy et al (2011) Richard et al (2011) Torres et al . (2009) a Volker et al (2015)Perceived health Audhoe et al .…”

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“…(2007) d Ekberg et al . (2015) b Grøvle et al (2013) f He et al (2010)Iakova et al (2012) a Morrison et al (2016) d Murgatroyd et al (2016) Nielsen et al (2012) Ramel et al . (2013) d Sampere et al (2012) c, e, f Sivertsen et al (2013) Vuistiner et al (2015) Chen et al (2012) De Vries et al .…”

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“…The majority of these studies found evidence of a positive association, which suggests that having positive expectations about one’s recovery or chances of RTW has a positive effect on work participation for employees with health problems (Audhoe et al 2012; Besen et al 2015; Busch et al 2007; Carriere et al 2015a, b; Carstens et al 2014; Cowan et al 2012; Du Bois et al 2009; Ekberg et al 2015; Gross and Battié 2010; Hou et al 2008, 2012; Jensen et al 2013; Johansson et al 2010; Lindell et al 2010; Magnussen et al 2007b; Murgatroyd et al 2016; Opsahl et al 2016; Reme et al 2009; Richter et al 2011; Rönnberg et al 2007; Sampere et al 2012; Sluiter and Frings-Dresen 2008; Spector et al 2012; Truchon et al 2012; Vuistiner et al 2015; Wåhlin et al 2012). However, some of these studies indicated that the effect was dependent on the subgroup of participants or the form of expectations (Ekberg et al 2015; Gross and Battié 2010; Murgatroyd et al 2016; Sluiter and Frings-Dresen 2008; Wåhlin et al 2012). For example, in a study by Ekberg et al (2015), positive recovery expectations were associated with early RTW, but RTW expectations were not.…”

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Person-related factors associated with work participation in employees with health problems: a systematic review

Wit

Wind

Hulshof

et al. 2018

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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PurposeThe objective of this systematic review was to explore and provide systematically assessed information about the association between person-related factors and work participation of people with health problems. The research question was: what is the association between selected person-related factors and work participation of workers with health problems?MethodsA systematic review was carried out in PubMed and PsycINFO to search for original papers published between January 2007 and February 2017. The risk of bias of the studies included was assessed using quality assessment tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute. The quality of evidence was assessed using the GRADE framework for prognostic studies.ResultsIn total, 113 studies were included, all of which addressed the association between person-related factors and work participation. The factors positively associated with work participation were positive expectations regarding recovery or return to work, optimism, self-efficacy, motivation, feelings of control, and perceived health. The factors negatively associated with work participation were fear-avoidance beliefs, perceived work-relatedness of the health problem, and catastrophizing. Different coping strategies had a negative or a positive relationship with work participation.ConclusionsThe results of this review provide more insight into the associations between different cognitions and perceptions and work participation. The results of this study suggest that person-related factors should be considered by occupational- and insurance physicians when they diagnose, evaluate or provide treatment to employees. Further research is required to determine how these physicians could obtain and apply such information and whether its application leads to a better quality of care.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s00420-018-1308-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

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“…The sickleave cases were purposively selected based on the length of the sick leave (more than 60 days) in order to include workers on long term sick leave. The median sick leave duration in Sweden is 50 days and the majority of the sick-listed workers return to work within 60 days [32,33]; those workers who are still on sick leave after this point are those at risk for long term sick leave and exclusion from the workplace. It is therefore important to study what measures that are taken for workers on long term sick leave in the workplace.…”

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Return to work or job transition? Employer dilemmas in taking social responsibility for return to work in local workplace practice

Seing

MacEachen

Ekberg

et al. 2014

Disability and Rehabilitation

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PurposeThe aim was to analyse the role and activities of employers with regard to return to work (RTW), in local workplace practice. MethodSemi-structured interviews were conducted with sick-listed workers and their supervisors in 18 workplaces (n=36). The analytical approach to study the role of employers in RTW was based on the three-domain model of social corporate responsibility. The model illustrates the linkage between corporations and their social environment, and consists of three areas of corporate responsibility: economic, legal and ethical. ResultsEmployers had difficulties in taking social responsibility for RTW, in that economic considerations regarding their business took precedence over legal and ethical considerations. Employers engaged in either 'RTW activities' or 'transition activities' that were applied differently depending on how valued sick-listed workers were considered to be to their business, and on the nature of the job (e.g. availability of suitable work adjustments). ConclusionsThis study suggests that Swedish legislation and policies does not always adequately prompt employers to engage in RTW. There is a need for further attention to the organizational conditions for employers to take social responsibility for RTW in the context of business pressure and work intensification.3

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IGLOO: A Framework for Return to Work Among Workers with Mental Health Problems

Nielsen¹,

Yarker²,

Munir³

et al. 2020

Handbook of Disability, Work and Health

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It is important for society and for organizations to support workers returning to work following mental health-related absence. Recent evidence points to an increase in mental health problems among the general population, with approximately 38.2% of the EU population suffering from a mental disorder each year (European Commission 2008.Of those who take a period of sick leave, 55% of workers make unsuccessful attempts to return to work (RTW) and 68% of those who do return have less responsibility and are paid less than before (Matrix Insight 2013). A number of challenges have been reported by workers following a period of long-term sickness absence, however current research has been somewhat limited by a focus on the initial return and a siloed approach where work and nonwork contexts are considered separately.In this book chapter, we apply the IGLOO (individual, group, leader, organizational and overarching contextual factors that may support sustainable RTW) model (Nielsen et al. 2018). In doing so, we focus on the sickness absence before return to work and consider the factors that could support return to work following long-term sickness absence. We provide an overview of the resources that may facilitate return to work among workers who are on sick leave with mental health problems. Based on the IGLOO framework we identify and discuss resources, i.e. factors that facilitate return to work at five levels: The individual (e.g. beliefs about being able to manage a successful return to work, health behaviours), the group (work groups, friends and family), the leader (line managers and healthcare provides who take the lead in supporting workers return), the organisational (Human Resource policies and external organisations such a charities) and the overarching context (social security systems).We discuss these resources that pertain to the work context but also the non-work context and highlight the importance of understanding how resources apply at different levels. We argue that there is a need to understand how societal factors, such as legislation, culture and national policies, impact return to work outcomes. We propose a holistic approach, that focuses on integrating the resources in and outside work, is needed to facilitate successful and sustainable return to work for workers with mental health problems.

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Early and Late Return to Work After Sick Leave: Predictors in a Cohort of Sick-Listed Individuals with Common Mental Disorders

Cited by 56 publications

References 53 publications

Person-related factors associated with work participation in employees with health problems: a systematic review

Person-related factors associated with work participation in employees with health problems: a systematic review

Return to work or job transition? Employer dilemmas in taking social responsibility for return to work in local workplace practice

IGLOO: A Framework for Return to Work Among Workers with Mental Health Problems

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