Common mental disorders.
Conditions
Interventions
At the level of the occupational physician:
Occupational physicians in the intervention group receive a two-day training in the SHARP-at work intervention to prevent recurrent sickness absence and im
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Health Sciences
Section of Social Medicine
Antonius Deusinglaan 1
9713 AV Groningen
The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 63 years; 2. Employed in a paid job; 3. Period of sickness absence of at least two weeks due to a common mental disorder diagnosed by the occupational physician; 4. Planned return-to-work (full, partial) within two weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Period of sickness absence because of a common mental disorder in the year prior to the present sickness absence spell; 2. Present sickness absence spell longer than 12 months; 3. Severe mental disorders, like personality disorders, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, and PTSD; 4. Alcohol and/or drug abuse; 5. Predominant influence of somatic complaints or disorders on work disability; 6. Pregnancy; 7. Upcoming retirement, resignation, dismissal, or sabbatical; 8. Not able to understand, speak, read, and write the Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrent sickness absence days measured by record linkages with the sickness absence registry of the participating Occupational Health Service. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Work functioning (WRFQ); 2. Psychological complaints (4DSQ and HADS); 3. Coping (UCL); 4. Direct and indirect costs (Tic-P); 5. Aherence to the protocol by the occupational physician; 6. Worker satisfaction with treatment. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactI. Arends
University Medical Center Groningen Department of Health Sciences Section of Social Medicine
Outcome results
None listed