Kristina Holmgren1, Elin Ekbladh, Gunnel Hensing, Lotta Dellve. 1. Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden. kristina.holmgren@neuro.gu.se
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze if the combination of organizational climate and work commitment can predict return to work (RTW). METHODS: This prospective Swedish study was based on 2285 participants, 19 to 64 years old, consecutively selected from the employed population, newly sick-listed for more than 14 days. Data were collected in 2008 through postal questionnaire and from register data. RESULTS: Among women, the combination of good organizational climate and fair work commitment predicted an early RTW with an adjusted relative risk of 2.05 (1.32 to 3.18). Among men, none of the adjusted variables or combinations of variables was found significantly to predict RTW. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the importance of integrative effects of organizational climate and individual work commitment on RTW among women. These factors did not predict RTW in men. More research is needed to understand the RTW process among men.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze if the combination of organizational climate and work commitment can predict return to work (RTW). METHODS: This prospective Swedish study was based on 2285 participants, 19 to 64 years old, consecutively selected from the employed population, newly sick-listed for more than 14 days. Data were collected in 2008 through postal questionnaire and from register data. RESULTS: Among women, the combination of good organizational climate and fair work commitment predicted an early RTW with an adjusted relative risk of 2.05 (1.32 to 3.18). Among men, none of the adjusted variables or combinations of variables was found significantly to predict RTW. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the importance of integrative effects of organizational climate and individual work commitment on RTW among women. These factors did not predict RTW in men. More research is needed to understand the RTW process among men.
Authors: Susan Prior; Donald Maciver; Randi W Aas; Bonnie Kirsh; Annika Lexen; Lana van Niekerk; Linda Irvine Fitzpatrick; Kirsty Forsyth Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2020-07-08 Impact factor: 3.630