Predictors of impaired work functioning in employees with major depression in remission

Vries, Giel-Jan de; Koeter, Maarten W. J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Karen; Hees, Hiske L.; Schene, Aart H.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.013

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“…As previous research has found that employees returning to work often have reduced work functioning, even after remission of CMDs (Arends et al, 2014a;de Vries, Koeter, Nieuwenhuijsen, Hees, & Schene, 2015;Norder et al, 2017;Ubalde-Lopez et al, 2017), it is critical to consider related outcomes such as work functioning as part of SRTW, not only the absence of relapse, and explore how resources may improve work functioning post-RTW. A recent literature review of the recurrences of sickness absence spells concluded that no studies have focused on how employees with CMDs can be fully reintegrated into the workplace (Dewa, Loong, & Bonato, 2014).…”

Section: Defining Sustainable Rtwmentioning

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IGLOO: An integrated framework for sustainable return to work in workers with common mental disorders

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Current research on return to work (RTW) for employees with common mental disorders suffers from two limitations. First, research mostly focuses on the influence of resources during the absence period ignoring the resources which may facilitate sustainable RTW, i.e. employees continuing to work and thrive at work post-return. Second, research tends to view the work and non-work domains separately and fails to consider the interaction of resources at the individual, group, leader and organisational levels, once back at work. In the present position paper, we present an integrated framework and a preliminary definition of sustainable RTW. Based on current occupational health psychology theory and existing research on RTW, we develop ten propositions for the resources in and outside work, which may promote sustainable RTW. In addition to the individual, group, leader, and organisational levels, we also argue for the importance of the overarching context, i.e. the societal context and the culture and legislation that may promote sustainable RTW. Our framework raises new questions that need to be addressed to enhance our understanding of how key stakeholders can support employees with common mental health disorders staying and thriving at work.

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Section: Defining Sustainable Rtwmentioning

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IGLOO: An integrated framework for sustainable return to work in workers with common mental disorders

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“…This suggests that personality characteristics related to neuroticism and conscientiousness may play a role in the severity of hallmark physical conditions affecting WTC responders. Finally, personality traits, especially high neuroticism and low conscientiousness, have been prospectively implicated in worse physical, mental, social and work functioning [65][66][67][68][69].…”

Section: Personality and World Trade Center-related Illnessmentioning

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Maladaptive Personality Traits and 10-Year Course of Psychiatric and Medical Symptoms and Functional Impairment Following Trauma

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Ruggero

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Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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Background Personality is a major predictor of many mental and physical disorders, but its contributions to illness course are understudied. Purpose The current study aimed to explore whether personality is associated with a course of psychiatric and medical illness over 10 years following trauma. Methods World Trade Center (WTC) responders (N = 532) completed the personality inventory for DSM-5, which measures both broad domains and narrow facets. Responders' mental and physical health was assessed in the decade following the WTC disaster during annual monitoring visits at a WTC Health Program clinic. Multilevel modeling was used in an exploratory manner to chart the course of health and functioning, and examine associations of maladaptive personality domains and facets with intercepts (initial illness) and slopes (course) of illness trajectories.Results Three maladaptive personality domains-negative affectivity, detachment and psychoticism-were uniquely associated with initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); detachment and psychoticism were also associated with initial functional impairment. Five facets-emotional lability, anhedonia, callousness, distractibility and perceptual dysregulation-were uniquely associated with initial mental and physical health and functional impairment. Anxiousness and depressivity facets were associated with worse initial levels of psychiatric outcomes only. With regard to illness trajectory, callousness and perceptual dysregulation were associated with the increase in PTSD symptoms. Anxiousness was associated with greater persistence of respiratory symptoms. Conclusions Several personality domains and facets were associated with initial levels and long-term course of illness and functional impairment in a traumatized population. Results inform the role of maladaptive personality in the development and maintenance of chronic mental-physical comorbidity. Personality might constitute a transdiagnostic prognostic and treatment target.

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“…Nevertheless, subjective aspects of coping and expectations are an important prerequisite for the return to work and work ability (e.g. de Vries et al, 2015;Sampere et al, 2015). Thus, the participants´ perception of his/her own work-coping is essential.…”

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Work-anxiety-coping intervention improves work-coping perception while a recreational intervention leads to deterioration: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Muschalla

2017

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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Work-anxieties are costly and need early intervention. The perception of being able to cope with work is a basic requirement for work ability. This randomized controlled trial investigates whether a cognitive behavioural, work-anxiety coping group intervention leads to better workcoping perception than an unspecific recreational group.Heterogeneous people in medical rehabilitation, who were due to return to work, were interviewed concerning their work-anxieties, and either randomly assigned to a work-anxiety coping group (n=85) or a recreational group (n=95). The participants (with an average of 50 years old (range 23-64); 51% women; 70% workers or employees, 25% academics, 5% unskilled) followed the group intervention for four or six sessions. The perceived work-coping was assessed by self-rating (Inventory for Job-Coping and Return Intention JoCoRi) after each group session.Although participants had a slight temporary decrease in work-coping after group session two (from M1=2.47 to M2 =2.28,, the work-anxiety coping group led to the improvement of perceived work-coping over the intervention course (from M1=2.47 to M6=2.65, dCohen=0.18).In contrast, participants from the recreational group reported lower work-coping after six group sessions (from M1=2.26 to M6=2.02,.It is considered that people with work-anxieties need training in work-coping. By focusing on recreation only, this may lead to deterioration of work-coping. Indeed, intervention designers should be aware of temporary deterioration (side-effects) when confronting participants with work-coping.

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Predictors of impaired work functioning in employees with major depression in remission

Cited by 46 publications

References 56 publications

IGLOO: An integrated framework for sustainable return to work in workers with common mental disorders

IGLOO: An integrated framework for sustainable return to work in workers with common mental disorders

Maladaptive Personality Traits and 10-Year Course of Psychiatric and Medical Symptoms and Functional Impairment Following Trauma

Work-anxiety-coping intervention improves work-coping perception while a recreational intervention leads to deterioration: Results from a randomized controlled trial

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