{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Hijdra RW"],"funding":["ZonMw"],"pagination":["253-262"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10944804"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["97(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>This study evaluates the effects of the interdisciplinary employment program 'Work As Best Care (WABC)' on employment participation and mental health of persons with severe mental disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>WABC is a 'work first' employment program for unemployed persons with severe mental disorders in which employment professionals work closely together with mental health professionals. In a longitudinal non-randomized controlled study, participants of WABC (n = 35) are compared with participants of the control group (n = 37), who received regular employment support. Participants were followed for 1 year and filled out questionnaires on individual characteristics and health at baseline, after 6 and 12 months. This information was enriched with monthly register data on employment status from 2015 until 2020. Difference-in-differences analyses were performed to investigate changes in employment participation among participants of WABC and the control group. A generalized linear mixed-effects model was used to compare changes in mental health (measured on 0-100 scale) between the two groups.<h4>Results</h4>Before WABC, employment participation was 22.0%points lower among participants of WABC compared to the control group. After starting WABC, employment participation increased with 15.3%points per year among participants of WABC, compared to 5.6%points in the control group. Among all participants of WABC, no change in mental health was found (β 1.0, 95% CI - 3.4; 5.5). Only female participants of WABC showed a significant change in mental health (β 8.0, 95% CI 2.6; 13.4).<h4>Conclusion</h4>To enhance employment participation of persons with severe mental disorders, an interdisciplinary 'work-first' approach in which professionals of employment services and mental health services work in close collaboration, is of paramount importance."],"journal":["International archives of occupational and environmental health"],"pubmed_title":["The effects of an interdisciplinary employment program on paid employment and mental health among persons with severe mental disorders."],"pmcid":["PMC10944804"],"funding_grant_id":["50-53500-98-204"],"pubmed_authors":["Burdorf A","Sadigh Y","Schuring M","Robroek SJW","Hijdra RW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The effects of an interdisciplinary employment program on paid employment and mental health among persons with severe mental disorders.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>This study evaluates the effects of the interdisciplinary employment program 'Work As Best Care (WABC)' on employment participation and mental health of persons with severe mental disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>WABC is a 'work first' employment program for unemployed persons with severe mental disorders in which employment professionals work closely together with mental health professionals. In a longitudinal non-randomized controlled study, participants of WABC (n = 35) are compared with participants of the control group (n = 37), who received regular employment support. Participants were followed for 1 year and filled out questionnaires on individual characteristics and health at baseline, after 6 and 12 months. This information was enriched with monthly register data on employment status from 2015 until 2020. Difference-in-differences analyses were performed to investigate changes in employment participation among participants of WABC and the control group. A generalized linear mixed-effects model was used to compare changes in mental health (measured on 0-100 scale) between the two groups.<h4>Results</h4>Before WABC, employment participation was 22.0%points lower among participants of WABC compared to the control group. After starting WABC, employment participation increased with 15.3%points per year among participants of WABC, compared to 5.6%points in the control group. Among all participants of WABC, no change in mental health was found (β 1.0, 95% CI - 3.4; 5.5). Only female participants of WABC showed a significant change in mental health (β 8.0, 95% CI 2.6; 13.4).<h4>Conclusion</h4>To enhance employment participation of persons with severe mental disorders, an interdisciplinary 'work-first' approach in which professionals of employment services and mental health services work in close collaboration, is of paramount importance.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Apr","modification":"2026-06-28T03:12:45.66Z","creation":"2025-05-18T12:53:38.014Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10944804","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38200231"],"doi":["10.1007/s00420-023-02039-7"]}}