Introduction
Depression in the Workforce
Impact of Depression on Work Participation
Impact of Depression on Work Functioning
Need for Development and Evaluation of Interventions
Methods
Literature Search
Assessment of Methodological Quality of Included Studies
Evidence Synthesis and Grouping of Work-related Outcome Measures
Results
Description of Inclusion and Exclusion
Study ID | Year | Country |
n
| Population | Design | Outcome | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birnbaum et al. [69] | 2003 | USA | 5,295 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
2 | Buist-Bouwman et al. [70] | 2005 | The Netherlands | 573 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
3 | Dewa et al. [71] | 2002 | Canada | 1,521 | Workers in finance and insurance industry | C | WP |
4 | Dewa et al. [72] | 2003 | Canada | 997 | Workers in finance and insurance industry | L | WP |
5 | Druss et al. [12] | 2000 | USA | 412 | Workers in manufacturing industry | C | WP |
6 | Kruijshaar et al. [42] | 2003 | The Netherlands | 439 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
7 | Laitinen-Krispijn and Bijl [43] | 2000 | The Netherlands | 233 | Non specified group of workers | L | WP |
8 | Lepine et al. [41] | 1997 | Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, UK | 13,359 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
9 | Nieuwenhuijsen et al. [63] | 2004 | The Netherlands | 49 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
10 | Rytsälä et al. [73] | 2005 | Finland | 269 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
11 | Rytsälä et al. [74] | 2007 | Finland | 186 | Non specified group of workers | L | WP |
12 | Simon et al. [40] | 2000 | USA | 229 | Non specified group of workers | L | WP |
13 | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | 2003 | Finland | 185 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
14 | Souêtre et al. [76] | 1997 | France | 345 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP |
15 | Claassen et al. [77] | 2007 | USA | 2,341 | Non specified group of workers | C | WP and WF |
16 | Druss et al. [68] | 2001 | USA | 1,200 | Non specified group of workers | L | WP and WF |
17 | Lerner et al. [11] | 2004 | USA | 229 | Non specified group of workers | L | WP and WF |
18 | Sanderson et al. [22] | 2007 | Australia | 49 | Workers in call centres | L | WP and WF |
19 | Stewart et al. [21] | 2003 | USA | 219 | Non specified group of workers | C | WF and WF |
20 | Adler et al. [24] | 2006 | USA | 286 | Non specified group of workers | L | WF |
21 | Endicott and Nee [78] | 1997 | USA | 77 | Non specified group of workers | C | WF |
22 | Hawthorne et al. [79] | 2003 | Australia | 390 | Non specified group of workers | C | WF |
23 | Kornstein et al. [80] | 2000 | USA | 390 | Non specified group of workers | C | WF |
24 | Lerner et al. [81] | 2004 | USA | 246 | Non specified group of workers | C | WF |
25 | Michon et al. [82] | 2008 | The Netherlands | 184 | Non specified group of workers | L | WF |
Methodological Quality of Included Studies
Results from the Literature Search
Related factor | Outcome |
D
|
N
|
R
| Ref nr. | Conclusion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | WP: work disability | A | 233 | + | Laitinen-Krispijn and Bijl [43] | Inconclusive |
A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] | |||
A | 5,295 | − | Birnbaum et al. [69] | |||
A | 5,295 | = | Birnbaum et al. [69] | |||
B | 1,521 | + | Dewa et al. [71] | |||
B | 269 | − | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
B | 997 | = | Dewa et al. [72] | |||
WP: terminating employment | B | 1,521 | + | Dewa et al. [71] | Inconclusive | |
WF: work limitations | B | 390 | + | Kornstein et al. [80] | Inconclusive | |
Age (older) | WP: work disability | A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation
|
A | 185 | + | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | |||
B | 269 | + | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 1,521 | + | Dewa et al. [71] | |||
B | 412 | − | Druss et al. [12] | |||
B | 997 | = | Dewa et al. [72] | |||
B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
WP: terminating employment | B | 1,521 | ± | Dewa et al. [71] | Inconclusive | |
Education (higher) | WP: work disability | A | 186 | − | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for negative relation
|
A | 185 | = | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | |||
Marital status | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] | Inconclusive |
B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
History of sick leave | WP: work disability | A | 186 | + | Rytsala [749] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation
|
B | 345 | + | Souetre [761] | |||
Low Self-esteem | WP: work disability | A | 185 | + | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
WF: work limitations | A | 184 | + | Michon et al. [82] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
| |
Hopeless about future | WP: work disability | A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
Low social functioning | WP: work disability | A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
Higher neuroticism | WF: work limitations | A | 184 | + | Michon et al. [82] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
More external locus of control | WF: work limitations | A | 184 | + | Michon et al. [82] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
Alcoholism/substance abuse | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] | Inconclusive |
B | 269 | = | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
Social adjustment | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] | Inconclusive |
Social support | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] | Inconclusive |
Living area | WP: work disability | B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | Inconclusive |
Income level | WP: work disability | B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | Inconclusive |
Related factor | Outcome |
D
|
N
|
R
| Ref nr. | Conclusion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full-time employment | WP: work disability | B | 345 | + | Souêtre et al. [76] | Inconclusive |
Type of financial reward (wages) | WP: work disability | B | 345 | + | Souêtre et al. [76] | Inconclusive |
Type of company | WP: work disability | B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | Inconclusive |
B | 997 | ± | Dewa et al. [72] | |||
Holding a managerial position | WP: work disability | A | 185 | = | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | Inconclusive |
B | 345 | + | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
B | 1,521 | = | Dewa et al. [71] | |||
WP: terminate employment | B | 1,521 | = | Dewa et al. [71] | Inconclusive | |
Type of occupation (sales, service or support vs. other) | WF: work limitations | B | 246 | + | Lerner et al. [81] | Inconclusive |
Low level of functioning at work | WP: work disability | A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
Frequent contact by supervisor | WP: work disability | A | 49 | + | Nieuwenhuijsen et al. [63] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
Supervisor contacts other professionals besides OP | WP: work disability | A | 49 | − | Nieuwenhuijsen et al. [63] |
Limited evidence for negative relation
|
Supervisor promotes gradual RTW | WP: work disability | A | 49 | = | Nieuwenhuijsen et al. [63] | Inconclusive |
Related factor | Outcome |
D
|
N
|
R
| Ref nr. | Conclusion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More severe symptoms | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
A | 185 | = | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | |||
B | 997 | + | Dewa et al. [72] | |||
B | 1,521 | + | Dewa et al. [71] | |||
B | 269 | + | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 345 | + | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
WP: terminate employment | B | 1,521 | + | Dewa et al. [71] | Inconclusive evidence | |
WF: work limitations | A | 286 | + | Adler et al. [24] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation (physical demands: =)
| |
B | 246 | + | Lerner et al. [81] | |||
B | 49 | + | Sanderson et al. [22] | |||
WF: work productivity loss | B | 77 | + | Endicott and Nee [78] | Inconclusive evidence | |
B | 49 | = | Sanderson et al. [22] | |||
Type: MDD or MDD +Dysthymia (vs Dysthymia) | WP: work disability | A | 233 | − | Laitinen-Krispijn and Bijl [43] | Inconclusive evidence |
A | 229 | = | Lerner et al. [11] | |||
B | 219 | + | Stewart et al. [21] | |||
WP: terminate employment | A | 229 | = | Lerner et al. [11] | Inconclusive | |
WF: work limitations | B | 229 | + | Lerner et al. [11] | Inconclusive (physical demands and time-management demands: =) | |
WF: work productivity loss | B | 219 | + | Stewart et al. [21] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
| |
B | 523a
| + | Hawthorne et al. [79] | |||
Type: severe/MDD (vs. minor/mild/moderate) | WP: work disability | A | 49 | + | Sanderson et al. [22] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation
|
B | 269 | + | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 439a
| = | Kruijshaar et al. [42] | |||
B | 13,359a
| + | Lepine et al. [41] | |||
Type: moderate (vs mild) | WP: work disability | B | 439a
| + | Kruijshaar et al. [42] | Inconclusive evidence |
Longer duration of depression | WP: work disability | A | 1,200 | + | Druss et al. [68] |
Strong evidence for positive relation
|
A | 186 | + | Rytsala et al. [74] | |||
A | 185 | = | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] | |||
A | 49 | = | Sanderson et al. [22] | |||
History: prior suicide attempts | WP: work disability | B | 2,341 | + | Claassen et al. [77] | Inconclusive evidence |
WF: work productivity loss | B | 2,341 | + | Claassen et al. [77] | Inconclusive evidence | |
History: existing/more previous episodes | WP: work disability | A | 186 | = | Rytsala et al. [74] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
B | 345 | + | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
B | 269 | + | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 439a
| = | Kruijshaar et al. [42] | |||
Co-morbidity: physical or mental condition | WP: work disability | A | 185 | + | Sorvaniemi et al. [75] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation
|
A
| 186 |
=
| Rytsala et al. [74] | |||
B | 573a
| + | Buist-Bouwman et al. [70] | |||
B | 412 | + | Druss et al. [12] | |||
B | 269 | + | Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 219 | + | Stewart et al. [21] | |||
B | 997 | = | Dewa et al. [72] | |||
B | 269 |
=
| Rytsala et al. [73] | |||
B | 345 | = | Souêtre et al. [76] | |||
Less clinical improvement/(Less or no recovery) | WP: work disability | A | 229 | + | Simon et al. [40] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
|
A | 49 | = | Sanderson et al. [22] | |||
WP: terminate employment | A | 229 | + | Simon et al. [40] |
Limited evidence for positive relation
| |
WF: work limitations | A | 286 | + | Adler et al. [24] |
Limited Evidence for positive relation
| |
WF: work productivity loss | A | 1,200 | + | Druss et al. [68] |
Moderate evidence for positive relation
| |
B | 219 | + | Stewart et al. [21] |