Persons with sick leave benefits in 2012
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Participants will be surveyed with a questionnaire in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The questionnaire will be sent by mail. Survey data will be annually linked to administrative data about utilisation
Sponsors
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 54 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: sick leave benefits in 2012
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: previous receipt of pension benefits; receipt of rehabilitation services during the last four years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes of the GSPE-III are the utilisation of medical rehabilitation and receipt of a disability pension. These data will be annually extracted from the individual GPIF accounts. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following variables will be considered as predictors and will be measured in 2013, 2015 and 2017: - Work ability (Work Ability Index) - Working conditions (effort-reward imbalance, organisational justice, physical demands, company size) - Health-related quality of life (SF-36) - Health care utilisation and health-related behaviour (number of medical consultations and hospitalizations, the degree of impairment, days of sick leave, body mass index, smoking status, physical activity, alcohol consumption) - Cognitions about rehabilitation services and their application (outcome expectancies, intention, action planning, self-efficacy as adapted from the Health Action Process Approach) - Subjective Prognostic Employment Scale - Social support (Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale) - Personality (Big Five Inventory - short version) - Socio-demographic data | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIngo Schulz
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Outcome results
None listed