Effectiveness of a targeted occupational health intervention in workers with high risk of sickness absence: baseline characteristics and adherence as effect modifying factors in a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In a recently published randomized controlled trial (RCT), a targeted occupational health (OH) intervention was found effective in an intention-to-treat analysis in controlling sickness absence among workers with high risk of sickness absence, compared to usual care. We performed an exploratory subgroup analysis in order to detect possible effect modifiers and mediators.

Methods

Age, gender, working status, severity of physical impairment, depression score, self-rated working ability, co-morbidity, and sickness absence characteristics in the previous 12 months were identified as potential effect modifiers (n = 382). We conducted regression analyses with the potential effect modifiers and a mediator (treatment attendance as intended) as explanatory variables. The

SUBMITTER: Taimela S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2832907 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature