Quickscan assesses risk factors of long-term sickness absence: A cross-sectional (factorial) construct validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The number of sick-listed employees has increased dramatically worldwide. Therefore, many countries aim to stimulate early and sustainable return to work opportunities to obtain better health outcomes and lower costs for disability pensions. To effectively orientate resources to patients with a high risk of not resuming work spontaneously, it is necessary to screen patients early in their sickness absence process. In this study, we validate "Quickscan", a new instrument to assess return-to-work needs and to predict risks of long-term sick leave.

Methods

As part of the Quickscan validation process, we tested and compared the reliability and construct validity of the questionnaire in two different populations. First, we conducted a cross-sectional study in which the

SUBMITTER: Goorts K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6329504 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature