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Aandoening
All health conditions, except for terminal illnesses
Ondersteuning
Performer: Maastricht University
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
Uitkomstmaten
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Proximal outcomes:<br>
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;<br>
2. Outcome name: Mutual dependency with a self-developed questionnaire. Time points: Every four to six weeks until the employee returns to work;<br>
3. Outcome name: Cooperation with among others self-developed questionnaires. Time points: Every four to six weeks until the employee returns to work.
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Distal outcomes:<br>
1. Outcome name: Participation (sickness absence) with the Prodisq. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months;<br>
2. Outcome name: Health with parts of the SF-36. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months;<br>
3. Outcome name: Quality of life with the EQ-5D-5L. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months;<br>
4. Outcome name: Care consumption with the TIQP. Time points: 0, 6 and 12 months.
Achtergrond van het onderzoek
A quasi experimental study to test the effects of a minimal intervention on among others participation (sickness absence) of employees.
The intervention group receives: A) a guideline to structure and intensify cooperation between absent employees and their employers; B) regular testing moments (employees and employers fill out a questionnaire about their cooperation); C) in case of insufficient cooperation, a third actor (for example an occupational physician) supports employees and their employers to cooperate with each other. The control group receives care as usual.
Doel van het onderzoek
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Onderzoeksopzet
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Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
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 meeting frequency, how to prepare for- and what to discuss during the meetings. As part of this guideline, employees and employers discuss when and how the employees can return to work;
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 each other.
Control group:
Care as usual/regular support to return to work, provided by employers and occupational physicians.
Publiek
Department of Social Medicine<br>
P.O. Box 616
Nicole Hoefsmit
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3881709
n.hoefsmit@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Wetenschappelijk
Department of Social Medicine<br>
P.O. Box 616
Nicole Hoefsmit
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3881709
n.hoefsmit@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Belangrijkste voorwaarden om deel te mogen nemen (Inclusiecriteria)
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.
Belangrijkste redenen om niet deel te kunnen nemen (Exclusiecriteria)
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.
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