Study (country) | Population | Intervention | Comparison | Outcomes |
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Aasdahl et al., 2018 [30] (Norway) | N=168, 45 (18–60) yrs, 77% women, CMDs, MSDs, median sick leave 224 days | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | ACT | Sickness absence days RTW 4 weeks |
Gismervik et al., 2018 [31] (Norway) | N=166, 46 (18–60) yrs, 81% women, CMDs, MSDs, mean sick leave 210 days | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | ACT | Sickness absence days RTW 4 weeks Pain Anxiety Depression Subjective health complaints HRQoL |
Brendbekken et al., 2017 [32] (Norway) | N=284, 40 (20–60) yrs, 55% women, MSDs, mean sick leave 147 days | Multi-disciplinary intervention (24 mo) | Brief intervention | Full and partly RTW |
Brouwers et al., 2006 [33] (the Netherlands) | N=194, 40 (18–60) yrs, 58% women, MSDs, <3 mo sick leave | Problem-solving approach (18 mo) | UC | Days of sick leave Anxiety Depression |
Bültmann et al., 2009 [34] (Denmark) | N=113, 44 yrs, 55% women, MSDs, mean sick leave 39 days | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | Hours of sickness absence Work status Pain intensity Functional disability |
Dalgaard et al., 2017 [35] (Denmark) | N=163, 45 (28–60) yrs, 74% women, adjustment disorder, stress reaction, mild depression, <4 mo sick leave | W-CBT (10 mo) | (1) Clinical examination and UC (2) UC | Time until lasting RTW Sick leave status Length of sick leave |
De Weerd et al., 2016 [36] (the Netherlands) | N=60, 40 yrs, 58% women, CMDs, mean sick leave 42 days | W-CBT with additional dialogue meeting | W-CBT | Time to first RTW Time to full RTW Mental health |
Hees et al., 2013 [37] (the Netherlands) | N=117, 43 (18–65) yrs, 47% women, depression, >8 weeks sick leave | Adjuvant occupational therapy (18 mo) | UC | Absenteeism Time until partial/full RTW Depression Health-related function At-work functioning |
N=351, 42 (16–60) yrs, 54% women, low back pain, 3–16 weeks sick leave | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation and brief intervention (24 mo) | Brief intervention | RTW 4 weeks Pain Disability Fear-avoidance Quality of life | |
N=134, 46 (18–65) yrs, 44% women, low back pain, median sick leave 142 days | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | RTW 4 weeks Pain intensity Functional status HRQOL Cost-effectiveness | |
Lindell et al., 2008 [42] (Sweden) | N=123, 42 (<59) yrs, 34% women, back and neck pain, 42–730 days sick leave | W-CBT (18 mo) | UC | RTW for 30 days RTW chance Days of sick leave |
Marhold et al., 2001 [43] (Sweden) | N=72, 46 (25–60) yrs, 100% women, MSDs, mean sick leave 3 mo | W-CBT (6 mo) | UC | Days on sick leave Pain Coping Disability Depression |
Martin et al., 2013 [44] (Denmark) | N=196, 41 (20–60) yrs, 69% women, CMDs, mean sick leave 8 weeks | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | Time to RTW Work status |
Meijer et al., 2006 [45] (the Netherlands) | N=34, 39 (18–65) yrs, 61% women, MSDs, 4–20 weeks sick leave | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | RTW Pain Disability Physical function Cost-effectiveness |
Moll et al., 2018 [46] (Denmark) | N=168, 40 (18–60) yrs, 69% women, neck and shoulder pain, 4–12 weeks sick leave | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | Brief multi-disciplinary intervention | RTW 4 weeks Pain Disability |
Poulsen et al., 2014 [47] (Denmark) | N=1757, 41 yrs, 59% women, CMDs and somatic disorders, ≥8 weeks sick leave | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | RTW 1 week |
Momsen et al., 2016 [48] (Denmark) | N=443, 44 (18–65) yrs, 62% women, MSDs and CMDs | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | UC | RTW 4 weeks |
Myhre et al., 2014 [49] (Norway) | N=405, 40 (18–60) yrs, 44% women, back and neck pain, 4–12 weeks sick leave | Work-focused multi-disciplinary rehabilitation (12 mo) | Multi-disciplinary intervention and brief multi-disciplinary intervention | RTW 5 weeks |
Netterström et al., 2013 [50] (Denmark) | N=199, 44 yrs, 82% women, work-related stress, mean sick leave 70 days | Stress treatment program (3 mo) | (1) UC with psychologist (2) Wait list | RTW Psychological symptoms Workability Degree of stress |
N=211, 42 (21–64) yrs, 79% women, CMDs, 4–26 weeks sick leave | Work-focused CBT (12 mo) | (1) CBT (2) Combination treatment | Days of sick leave Psychiatric symptoms QoL Workability | |
Skagseth et al., 2019 [53] (Norway) | N=175, 45 (18–60) yrs, 77% women, CMDs, MSDs, mean sick leave 184 days | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation with additional workplace intervention (12 mo) | Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation | Days of sickness absence Time until sustainable RTW 4 weeks |
Volker et al., 2015 [54] (the Netherlands) | N=220, 44 yrs, 59% women, CMDs, median sick leave 70 days | E-health module with collaborative occupational health care (12 mo) | UC | Days of sickness absence until first RTW Days of sickness absence until full RTW Total number of days of sickness absence Depression Anxiety Remission of psychological symptoms |