Return to Work Trajectories of Swedish Employees on Sick-Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recent research has emphasized that return to work (RTW) is a dynamic, gradual and often uneven process with a great degree of individual variation. This study aimed to identify RTW trajectories of Swedish employees on sick-leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs). The second aim was to explore which demographic, employment, health-related and work environment characteristics predicted RTW trajectory membership.

Methods

Data comes from two 2-armed cluster-randomized controlled trials (RCT) with a 12-month follow-up. A participative problem-solving intervention aimed to reduce sick-leave was compared to care as usual (CAU) involving any kind of work-directed interventions. Participants on sick-leave due to CMDs at baseline (N = 197) formed the study sample. Late

SUBMITTER: Toropova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361341 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature