Self-reported sick leave following a brief preventive intervention on work-related stress: a randomised controlled trial in primary health care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention about early identification of work-related stress combined with feedback at consultation with a general practitioner (GP) on the number of self-reported sick leave days.

Design

Randomised controlled trial. Prospective analyses of self-reported sick leave data collected between November 2015 and January 2017.

Setting

Seven primary healthcare centres in western Sweden.

Participants

The study included 271 employed, non-sick-listed patients aged 18-64 years seeking care for mental and/or physical health complaints. Of these, 132 patients were allocated to intervention and 139 patients to control.

Interventions

The intervention group received a brief intervention about work-related stress, inclu

SUBMITTER: Hulten AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7986880 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature