Background
Unemployed and temporary agency workers and psychological problems
The Dutch social security system
Study rationale
Objective
Methods/Design
Intervention
Brainwork Intervention
Category 0 | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
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estimated recovery | estimated recovery | estimated recovery | estimated recovery |
<2 weeks | <3 months | 3-12 months | >12 months or unknown |
Very mild problems | Mild psychological problems | Moderate- severe psychological problems include somatisation | Severe psychological problems, clinical admission or day care treatment |
OR
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OR
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Very mild problems with (severe) psychosocial problems and/or inadequate coping | Mild psychological problems with (severe) psychosocial problems and/or inadequate coping style | ||
OR
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Moderate- severe psychological problems with adequate coping | |||
No functional impairments | Functional impairments | Severe functional impairments | Severe functional impairments to inability for functioning |
(loss of control) |
Rationale of the Brainwork Intervention
Usual care
Study design
Setting
Study population
Procedure
Recruitment of participants
Recruitment and training of occupational health professionals
Randomisation
Blinding
Measures
Primary outcome
Secondary outcomes
Time path | |||||
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Baseline | 4 months | 8 months | 12 months | Continuous | |
T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | (until 12 months) | |
Data instruments
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Dutch SSA* Database | X | ||||
Questionnaires 1 to 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Measurements
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Primary outcome
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Duration of sick leave | X | ||||
(SSA Database)
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Secondary outcome
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Proportion of subjects returned to work at 8 and 12 months (SSA Database) | X | X | |||
Duration from transfer to the SSA until RTW (SSA Database) | X | ||||
Number of days of paid employment during follow-up | X | X | X | ||
(questionnaire and SSA database)
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Degree of participation | X | X | X | ||
(questionnaire and SSA database)
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Psychological complaints | X | X | X | X | |
(questionnaire)
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Self-efficacy for return to work | X | X | X | X | |
(questionnaire)
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Costs and benefits from SSA perspective | X | ||||
(SSA Database)
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