Level of education and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers with depression: a register-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sick-listed workers with depression are at higher risk of long-term, recurrent sickness absence and work disability, suggesting reduced likelihood of sustainable return to work (SRTW). Though likelihood of RTW has been associated with education level, less is known about the association over time, post-RTW. We aimed to investigate associations between educational level and SRTW among long-term sick-listed workers with depression.

Methods

Nationwide cohort study, based on linked data from Norwegian health and population registries, including all inhabitants of Norway aged 20-64 years on long-term sick leave with a depression diagnosis given in general practice between 1 January 2009 and 10 April 2011 (n=13.624, 63.7% women). Exposure was the highest attained educat

SUBMITTER: Meling HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387658 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature