Workplace rehabilitation and supportive work conditions of importance for increased work ability and RTW – a prospective study of women on long-term sick leave in Sweden

• Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate association between work ability and return to work (RTW) with special focus on workplace rehabilitation in combination with supportive conditions at work. Methods Questionnaire data from a cohort of women (n=324) working within Human Service Organization, on long-term sick leave (>60 days) were used (baseline, 6 months and 12 months). To investigate the importance of interactive conditions of workplace rehabilitation and supportive conditions on the effect of work ability and RTW, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. Results Work ability index increased signifi cantly more at 12 month in the group that had workplace rehabilitation and supportive conditions such as infl uence at work (diff=7, 95% CI (2 to 12)), degree of freedom at work (diff=5, 95% CI (0 to 10) and work satisfaction (diff=9, 95% CI (4 to 15)), than the group that had workplace rehabilitation and no supportive conditions. Results were similar for single-item on work ability, additionally signifi cant for increased work ability index among the group that had workplace rehabilitation and possibilities for development at work (diff=2, 95% CI (0 to 5). Working degree increased signifi cantly more at 12 month in the group that had workplace rehabilitation and supportive conditions such as sense of feeling welcomed (diff=24, 95% CI (2 to 46), infl uence (diff=24, 95% CI (3 to 44), and satisfaction at work diff=28, 95% CI (4 to 52), compared to workplace rehabilitation and no supportive conditions. Conclusions The results in this study suggest the importance of integrating workplace rehabilitation with supportive conditions at work to increase work ability and improve the RTW process for women being on long term sick leave.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Arbetslivsstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Work Sciences (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)

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