Chronic disease (diseases with a long duration and generally slow progression)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Workers with a chronic disease between 18 and 65 year old with frequent (3 x or more) or on long-term sick leave (6 weeks or longer). - In paid employment. - They experience functional limitations associated with their mental or physical health complaints. - The workers have at least one cognition/perception that could limit work participation: • catastrophizing thoughts (Score on Symptom Catastrophizing Scale = 6) • perceived injustice (Score on Injustice Experience Scale = 18) • fear-avoidance beliefs (Score on Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia = 5) • disability beliefs (Score on Perceived Disability Index = 21)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No limitations on work participation due to chronic health problems - Participants do not speak Dutch - Participants cannot read or write
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Work participation • Current work situation (employed, unemployed, sick-leave) • Mean number of working hours • Sick leave status (currently on sick-leave, part-time sick-leave) - Catastrophizing thoughts (Symptom Catastrophizing Scale) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Self-efficacy in return to work (score RTW Self-Efficacy Scale) - Quality of working life (Score Quality of Working Life Questionnaire) - Workability (score Work Ability Index) - Return to work expectations - Fear-avoidance beliefs (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) - Perceived injustice (Injustice Experience Questionnaire) - Catastrophizing thoughts (Symptom Catastrophizing Scale) - Perceived Disability (Perceived Disability Index) - Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) - Fatigue (Multidimensionale vermoeidheidsindex) - Health related quality of life (SF-12) - Satisfaction with PGAP which will be measured using one item. | — |
Contacts
Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health