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. 2021 May 14:12:620520.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620520. eCollection 2021.

Frequency of Participation in a Return-to-Work Program Predicts Successful Work Restoration but Not Maintenance

Yuriko Hoaki  1 , Takeshi Terao  2
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Frequency of Participation in a Return-to-Work Program Predicts Successful Work Restoration but Not Maintenance

Yuriko Hoaki et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Several predictors for work restoration and maintenance of restoration have been examined among employees with mood and/or anxiety disorders, but whether frequency of participation in a return-to-work (RTW) program can predict successful work restoration and maintenance remains unclear. In the present study, we attempted to investigate the hypothesis that the frequency of RTW program participation can predict successful work restoration and maintenance. Among seventy-seven patients attending an RTW program, the frequency of participation was positively associated with work restoration but not with maintenance. The result was in partial agreement (restoration) and partial disagreement (maintenance of restoration) with our hypothesis. Thus, the present study suggests that the frequency of participation in an RTW program can predict successful work restoration but not maintenance.

Keywords: anxiety disorder; intervention; mood disorder; restoration; return-to-work program; sick leave; worker.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Kaplan–Meier survival analysis.
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Cox regression analysis.
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