Managers' sick leave recommendations for employees with common mental disorders: a cross-sectional video vignette study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To better understand the initial phases of sickness absence due to common mental disorders (CMD), the aim of the present video vignette study was to test the following three hypotheses: (1) Managers who have negative attitudes towards employees with CMD will not recommend sick leave. (2) Managers with experience of CMD recommend sick leave to a significantly higher extent than managers lacking this experience. (3) Managers with previous experience of recommending sick leave for people with CMD will recommend sick leave to a significantly higher extent also based on the vignettes.

Methods

An online survey, including a CMD-labelled video vignette, was sent to 4737 Swedish managers (71% participated, n  = 3358). For aims (1) and (2), a study sample consisting of 2714

SUBMITTER: Hultqvist J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951527 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature