All health conditions, except for terminal illnesses
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:
1. Absent employees and their employers use a guideline to structure and intensify their cooperation. Among others, this guideline advises employees and employers about their meet
2. Every four to six weeks, employees and employers fill out a questionnaire about their cooperation
3. In case the results of the questionnaire point out a lack of cooperation, employees and employers are supported by a third actor (an occupational physician or other professional) to cooperate with
Sponsors
Sponsor: Stichting Instituut GAK
Performer: Maastricht University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the employees are that they: 1. Are on sick leave for at least two weeks; 2. Expect to be absent from work for at least four working weeks; 3. Are appointed to work for at least twelve hours per week; 4. Are aged between 18 and 60 years old. Employees can participate in the study only when their employers are willing to participate as well.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for the employees are that they: 1. Expect to resume work within four weeks after they called in sick; 2. Have a labour contract that ends within eighteen months; 3. Suffer from a terminal illness; 4. Are absent for more than eighth weeks. According to Dutch law, a return to work plan is composed before eighth weeks of absence. If such as plan exists, the intervention may interfere with the plan; 5. Take part in another study or receive other kinds of support (such as coaching) to return to work.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proximal outcomes: 1. Outcome name: Mutual trust measured by means of among others a self-developed questionnaire. Time points: Every four to six weeks until the employee returns to work; 2. Outcome name: Mutual dependency with a self-developed questionnaire. Time points: Every four to six weeks until the employee returns to work; 3. Outcome name: Cooperation with among others self-developed questionnaires. Time points: Every four to six weeks until the employee returns to work. Distal outcomes: 1. Outcome name: Participation (sickness absence) with the Prodisq. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months; 2. Outcome name: Health with parts of the SF-36. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months; 3. Outcome name: Quality of life with the EQ-5D-5L. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months; 4. Outcome name: Care consumption with the TIQP. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name: Satisfaction about support provided by the third actor (measured by means of a self-developed questionnaire in intervention group only). Time points: As soon as possible after the employee returned to work. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactNicole Hoefsmit
Maastricht University, Researchschool Caphri Department of Social Medicine P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed