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Jac JL van der Klink
Epidemiology
Medicine/Public Health, general
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Open AccessEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work programme for patients on sick leave due to common mental disorders: design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
To reduce the duration of sick leave and loss of productivity due to common mental disorders (CMDs), we developed a return-to-work programme to be provided by occupational physicians (OPs) based on the princip...
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Open AccessPrevention of recurrent sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial with cost-benefit and effectiveness evaluation
Common mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder, have emerged as a major public and occupational health problem in many countries. These disorders can have severe consequ...
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Open AccessGender and age differences in the recurrence of sickness absence due to common mental disorders: a longitudinal study
Common mental disorders (CMDs) are an important cause of sickness absence and long-term work disability. Although CMDs are known to have high recurrence rates, little is known about the recurrence of sickness ...
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Open AccessEnhancing a sustainable healthy working life: design of a clustered randomized controlled trial
To improve a sustainable healthy working life, we have developed the intervention 'Staying healthy at work', which endeavours to enhance work participation of employees aged 45 years and older by increasing th...
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Open AccessExposure-in-vivo containing interventions to improve work functioning of workers with anxiety disorder: a systematic review
Anxiety disorders are associated with functional disability, sickness absence, and decreased productivity. Effective treatments of anxiety disorders can result in remission of symptoms. However the effects on ...
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Open AccessHands4U: A multifaceted strategy to implement guideline-based recommendations to prevent hand eczema in health care workers: design of a randomised controlled trial and (cost) effectiveness evaluation
Workers in wet work occupations have a risk for develo** hand eczema. Prevention strategies exist, but compliance to the proposed recommendations is poor. Therefore, a multifaceted implementation strategy (M...
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Open AccessExternal validation of two prediction models identifying employees at risk of high sickness absence: cohort study with 1-year follow-up
Two models including age, self-rated health (SRH) and prior sickness absence (SA) were found to predict high SA in health care workers. The present study externally validated these prediction models in a popul...
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Open AccessThe performance of the K10, K6 and GHQ-12 to screen for present state DSM-IV disorders among disability claimants
Screening for mental disorders among disability claimants is important, since mental disorders seem to be seriously under-recognized in this population. However, performance of potentially suitable scales is u...
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Open AccessPredictors of sickness absence in college and university educated self-employed: a historic register study
Despite a large proportion of the workforce being self-employed, few studies have been conducted on risk factors for sickness absence in this population. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for f...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers
An ageing workforce combined with increasing health problems in ageing workers implies the importance of evidence-based interventions to enhance sustainable employability. The aim of this study is to evaluate ...
