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  • Interrelated Factors for Return to Work of Sick-Listed Employees in Sweden

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    Author(s)
    Selander, John
    Sun, Jing
    Tjulin, Asa
    Buys, Nicholas
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    Sun, Jing
    Buys, Nicholas J.
    Year published
    2021
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    Purpose: Long-term sickness absence is a significant human and economic cost in many countries, including Sweden making research on factors which impact on return to work (RTW) relevant. This study has two aims: (1) provide an overview of factors that impact RTW expectations in a national sample of Swedish workers on long-term sickness absence; and (2) gain an understanding of the interrelationships among these factors using a socioecological framework and decision tree analysis. Method: A survey, designed to capture information about demographic variables, health and work ability, workplace contact, supervisor support ...
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    Purpose: Long-term sickness absence is a significant human and economic cost in many countries, including Sweden making research on factors which impact on return to work (RTW) relevant. This study has two aims: (1) provide an overview of factors that impact RTW expectations in a national sample of Swedish workers on long-term sickness absence; and (2) gain an understanding of the interrelationships among these factors using a socioecological framework and decision tree analysis. Method: A survey, designed to capture information about demographic variables, health and work ability, workplace contact, supervisor support and expectations of return to work, was mailed to 1,112 randomly selected sick-listed people in Sweden and completed by 534, representing a response rate of 48%. Results: The most important factors affecting RTW expectations were work ability and burnout. Employees reporting high levels of work ability were more likely to expect to RTW compared to those reporting low levels, and this was dependent on their relative burnout score. Those with a high burnout score were less likely to expect to RTW, while for those with a low burnout score RTW expectations were dependent on age, country of birth, and supervisor support. For young employees reporting low work ability and low burnout score, RTW expectations were lower. Conclusions: Our results suggest a more nuanced approach to delivery of RTW services is required, whereby practitioners need to understand the socioecology of the range of factors that impact RTW expectations. The use of decision tree analysis facilitates this understanding by describing the interrelationships between these factors.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Disability Management
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    e7
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1017/idm.2020.7
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Clinical Sciences
    Public Health and Health Services
    Other Medical and Health Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/402286
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