Cochrane · systematic review · CD006955
Workplace interventions to prevent work disability in workers on sick leave
van Vilsteren, M, van Oostrom, SH, de Vet, HCW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 2 · 28.6%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsWorkplace interventions compared to Usual care for Workers on sick leave
Population: Workers on sick leave
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time until first RTW Risk at return to work Workplace interventions vs Usual care | HR 1.55 [1.2, 2.01] | 5 studies · 608 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time until lasting RTW Risk at return to work Workplace interventions vs Usual care | HR 1.07 [0.72, 1.57] | 6 studies · 635 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Cumulative duration of sickness absence Days. Scale from: 0 to 365. Scale from: 0 to 365. Workplace interventions vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1164 participants | High |
Recurrences Risk at recurrences of sick leave Workplace interventions vs Usual care | HR 0.42 [0.21, 0.82] | 1 study · 99 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Functional status Roland disability questionnaire. outcome was measured on different scales in different studies. Scale from: 0 to 24. Workplace interventions vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 628 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Depression Depression Anxiety Stress scale, and PHQ‐9 depression scale Workplace interventions vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 133 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain Visual Analogue Scale Workplace interventions vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 531 participants | High |