Table 2
Characteristics of interventions evaluated in publications targeting persons with chronic diseases or disabilities in general. Empty cells mean either that the intervention did not focus on the aspect or that it was not described in the publication.
| Author Year | Country | Targeted Population | Strategy (Name) | Strategy (Description) | Multidisciplinary | Interagency/Collaboration | Individualized | Early Intervention | Education Participants | Education Others | Self-Management | Workplace Involved | PTSL Allowed | Data Support Effect on Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agovino M. 2015 [14] | Italy | Mixed, people with disability | Flexicurity | Combination of labour market flexibility and high levels of social security. | Yes | |||||||||
| Lopez Frutos E.M. 2015 [19] | Spain | Mixed, people with a certificate of disability | Disability support benefit | Disability support benefits provide monthly allowances while, at the same time, requiring the individual to find a job different to the position they had before the disability. | No | Yes | No | |||||||
| Halonen J. 2016 [26] | Finland | Public employees with permanent job contract, on sick leave for ≥30 calendar days | Law- mandated notification of prolonged sick leave (“30-60-90 day rule”) | The legislative change emphasize early notification of both the Occupational Health Service (OHS) and the Social Insurance Institution of prolonged sickness absence as well as the collaboration of the employee, the OHS and the employer in the assessment of possibilities to continue working. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Kausto J. 2012 [24] | Finland | Employed and on long-term sick leave | Partial sick leave | Partial sick leave is indicated if part-time work is not supposed to hinder recovery. It cannot exceed 72 days. Use is voluntary and the decision is taken in collaboration by the patient, the employer and the physician. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Kausto J. 2014 [25] | Finland | Employed and on long-term sick leave | Partial sick leave | Partial sick leave is indicated if part-time work is not supposed to hinder recovery. It cannot exceed 72 days. Use is voluntary and the decision is taken in collaboration by the patient, the employer and the physician. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Markussen S. 2012 [23] | Norway | Employed and on long term sick leave | Graded sickness absence certificate | Graded sickness absence certificate within the first 8-weeks of sickness absence and for up to 8-weeks. | Yes | Yes | In part | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Høgelund J. 2012 [22] | Denmark | Employed and on long-term sick leave (> 8 weeks) | Part-time sick leave | Part-time sick leave allows employees on full-time sick leave to work temporarily at reduced working hours. The employer and the employee must make an agreement about the job contents and working hours. Employee receives the normal hourly wage for the hours worked and sickness benefit for the hours off work, and may gradually increase working hours. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Johansson P. 2012 [20] | Sweden | Employed and unemployed sick-listed individuals at risk of becoming long-term sick | Resursteam | Multidisciplinary collaboration program consisting of an early and holistic evaluation of the need for rehabilitation. Collaboration between the Social insurance Agency and the primary health care. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Poulsen O. 2014 [21] | Denmark | Working-age adults with a disability receiving long-term sickness benefits (>8 weeks) | Multidisciplinary, coordinated and tailored RTW intervention | Intervention includes designated RTW coordinators and multidisciplinary teams. Work accommodation by health providers was used when appropriate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |