The effect of part-time sick leave for employees with mental disorders.

摘要: BACKGROUND Part-time sick leave (PTSL) allows employees on full-time (FTSL) to resume work at reduced hours. When the partly absent employee's health improves, working hours are increased until employee is able regular Studies have found that PTSL an effective instrument for reducing durations with musculoskeletal disorders and in general. This first published article document how affects mental disorders. AIM The aim estimate effect of duration returning We compare this non-mental ('other disorders'). METHODS use combined survey register data about 226 long-term 638 other These contain information type disorder, FTSL (full-time leave) durations, various background characteristics. a mixed proportional hazard regression model us control unobserved differences between those FTSL. RESULTS Our analyses show has no Furthermore, looking specific such as depression stress-related conditions, we find significant effects PTSL. In contrast, line previous research, significantly reduces also illustrate importance controlling Without control, characteristics, decreases, vanishes entirely. DISCUSSION AND LIMITATIONS lack needs replication studies. If subsequent studies confirm our findings, one should not necessarily conclude ineffective intervention: may play role combination workplace interventions person-centred interventions. study limited by self-reported relatively small number CONCLUSION IMPLICATIONS findings suggest while disorders, it does affect results indicate itself insufficient promoting return FUTURE RESEARCH Future could benefit from larger sets disorder based medical assessments. addition quantitative studies, future focus qualitative mechanisms counteract potential positive