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View article: COVID-19-related sickness absence among 4,721 NHS staff in England and its relation with long COVID symptoms: findings from NHS CHECK
COVID-19-related sickness absence among 4,721 NHS staff in England and its relation with long COVID symptoms: findings from NHS CHECK Open
View article: Age-standardised trends in Incidence Rates of Noncommunicable diseases among Adults Aged 30 to 79 in Senegal from 2000 to 2019
Age-standardised trends in Incidence Rates of Noncommunicable diseases among Adults Aged 30 to 79 in Senegal from 2000 to 2019 Open
Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a significant global health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, most SSA countries such as Senegal lack reliable data despite the need for surveillance of NCD trends to infor…
View article: Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study (NCT04543097)
Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study (NCT04543097) Open
Objectives Most patients with health conditions necessitating time off work consult in primary care. Offering vocational advice (VA) early within this setting may help them to return-to-work (RTW) and reduce sickness absence. Previous rese…
View article: Universal Credit trajectories among individuals who access secondary mental health services: a sequence analysis of linked data.
Universal Credit trajectories among individuals who access secondary mental health services: a sequence analysis of linked data. Open
ObjectivesUniversal Credit (UC) was introduced in 2013 as part of welfare benefit reforms in the UK. It replaced six previous benefits, including jobseeker’s allowance, income support, and housing benefit. We aimed to examine UC trajectori…
View article: Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study
Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return to work in primary care: a qualitative study Open
Background Around 2.5 million people in the UK are absent from work due to ill health, yet, for many, accessing work-orientated vocational support (VS) to facilitate return to work (RTW) is challenging. The majority of fit notes are issued…
View article: Predictors of sickness absence and intention to leave the profession among NHS staff in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study
Predictors of sickness absence and intention to leave the profession among NHS staff in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study Open
Objectives This study aims to determine key workforce variables (demographic, health and occupational) that predicted National Health Service (NHS) staff’s absence due to illness and expressed intention to leave their current profession. D…
View article: A mixed-methods intervention and training development study for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) trial (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097)
A mixed-methods intervention and training development study for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) trial (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097) Open
Purpose: In the UK, people taking sickness absence have limited access to early vocational advice from independent practitioners, despite this being recommended as part of clinical care. This paper describes the development and content of …
View article: Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: the NHS CHECK study cohort
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: the NHS CHECK study cohort Open
Background Maintaining the mental health of healthcare workers is vital to reduce staff absences and high turnover, which in turn should improve patient care. Most research in this area focusses on clinical staff, despite the important con…
View article: Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: the NHS CHECK study cohort
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: the NHS CHECK study cohort Open
Background Maintaining the mental health of healthcare workers is vital to reduce staff absences and high turnover, which in turn should improve patient care. Most research in this area focusses on clinical staff, despite the important con…
View article: Resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with changes in burnout and mental well-being among NHS mental health staff in England.
Resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with changes in burnout and mental well-being among NHS mental health staff in England. Open
Resilience was linked with both lower burnout and higher well-being in NHS mental health staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite showing steeper increases in burnout, staff with high initial resilience still maintained lower absolu…
View article: NHS staff: Sickness absence and intention to leave the profession
NHS staff: Sickness absence and intention to leave the profession Open
Objective To determine key workforce variables (demographic, health and occupational) that predicted NHS staff’s 1) absence due to illness (both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 related) and 2) expressed intention to leave their current professio…
View article: Cohort profile: working age adults accessing secondary mental health services in South London (UK) and benefits – a data linkage of electronic mental health records and benefits data.
Cohort profile: working age adults accessing secondary mental health services in South London (UK) and benefits – a data linkage of electronic mental health records and benefits data. Open
IntroductionIn the UK, mental disorders are one of the most common reasons for claiming a benefit relating to unemployment, income, sickness and disability. Limited information exists regarding the demographic characteristics and psychiatr…
View article: Patterns and Characteristics of Amphetamine-type Stimulant Use in a North-eastern State of India: A Cross-sectional Study
Patterns and Characteristics of Amphetamine-type Stimulant Use in a North-eastern State of India: A Cross-sectional Study Open
Background: South Asia generally reports low levels of amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use, with few studies on the pattern of ATS use. We assessed the pattern of ATS use and associated high-risk behavior in Manipur, a north-eastern state…
View article: Do current methods of measuring the impact of chronic pain on work reflect the experience of working-age adults? An integrated mixed-methods systematic narrative review
Do current methods of measuring the impact of chronic pain on work reflect the experience of working-age adults? An integrated mixed-methods systematic narrative review Open
Chronic pain affects individuals' work participation. The impact of chronic pain on work has historically been measured through sickness absence, though it is now appreciated that the impacts on work are far wider. This mixed-methods revie…
View article: Cohort profile: working age adults accessing secondary mental health services in South London (UK) and benefits – a data linkage of electronic mental health records and benefits data
Cohort profile: working age adults accessing secondary mental health services in South London (UK) and benefits – a data linkage of electronic mental health records and benefits data Open
This study describes a cohort of working age adults from a novel data linkage. The data linkage is comprised of routine electronic mental health records from The South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust and benefits records fr…
View article: Universal credit receipt among users of secondary mental health services: Findings from a novel data linkage
Universal credit receipt among users of secondary mental health services: Findings from a novel data linkage Open
ObjectivesPeople with mental disorders are likely to be overrepresented among Universal Credit (UC) recipients. Despite this, individual level data is lacking on mental disorder diagnosis by UC status, and the intersectionality of differen…
View article: Mental health, welfare and state support: Findings from a novel data linkage
Mental health, welfare and state support: Findings from a novel data linkage Open
ObjectivesTo describe the process and outcomes of establishing a unique data linkage between mental healthcare records from the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust with benefits records from the Department for Work and Pe…
View article: Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis
Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis Open
Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disabling long-term condition of unknown cause. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a guideline in 2021 that highlighted the seriousness of…
View article: Which outcomes should always be measured in intervention studies for improving work participation for people with a health problem? An international multistakeholder Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for Work participation (COS for Work)
Which outcomes should always be measured in intervention studies for improving work participation for people with a health problem? An international multistakeholder Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for Work participation (COS for Work) Open
Objective Synthesising evidence of the effects of interventions to improve work participation among people with health problems is currently difficult due to heterogeneity in outcome measurements. A core outcome set for work participation …
View article: Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and common mental disorders in health-care workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-phase cross-sectional study
Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and common mental disorders in health-care workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-phase cross-sectional study Open
View article: A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems: a concept paper
A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems: a concept paper Open
Background Work participation is important for health and can be considered as engagement in a major area of life which is of significance for most people, but it can also be thought of as fulfilling or discharging a role. Currently, acade…
View article: Multicentre, England-wide randomised controlled trial of the ‘Foundations’ smartphone application in improving mental health and well-being in a healthcare worker population
Multicentre, England-wide randomised controlled trial of the ‘Foundations’ smartphone application in improving mental health and well-being in a healthcare worker population Open
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced considerable pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic. For some, this has resulted in mental health distress and disorder. Although interventions have sought to support HCWs, few have been eval…
View article: Driving, work, wound care and rehabilitation after carpal tunnel release: Consensus recommendations from a UK Delphi study
Driving, work, wound care and rehabilitation after carpal tunnel release: Consensus recommendations from a UK Delphi study Open
Introduction There is variability in the information available for patients after carpal tunnel release (CTR). We aimed to establish (i) what advice should be provided regarding return to driving after CTR; (ii) how work activities should …
View article: Experiences of mental health and wellbeing support for NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a reflexive thematic analysis
Experiences of mental health and wellbeing support for NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a reflexive thematic analysis Open
Staff in the National Health Service (NHS) have been placed under considerable strain during the COVID-19 pandemic; whilst NHS Trusts provide a variety of health and wellbeing support services, there has been little research investigating …
View article: Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study Open
Objective To examine variations in impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of all types of healthcare workers (HCWs) in England over the first 17 months of the pandemic. Method We undertook a prospective cohort study of 22,501…
View article: Moral injury and psychological wellbeing in UK healthcare staff
Moral injury and psychological wellbeing in UK healthcare staff Open
Background Potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) can negatively impact mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic may have placed healthcare staff at risk of moral injury. Aim To examine the impact of PMIE on healthcare staff wellbeing. M…
View article: Attitudes and practices of ophthalmology doctors in London (UK) on the importance of discussing work as a clinical outcome with patients during consultations: A cross sectional survey
Attitudes and practices of ophthalmology doctors in London (UK) on the importance of discussing work as a clinical outcome with patients during consultations: A cross sectional survey Open
Background Limited research suggests that non-occupational health doctors rarely discuss occupation with their patients. There is a gap in research regarding the attitudes and practices of doctors towards discussing patient occupation and …
View article: Preferred Methods of Measuring Work Participation: An International Survey Among Trialists and Cochrane Systematic Reviewers
Preferred Methods of Measuring Work Participation: An International Survey Among Trialists and Cochrane Systematic Reviewers Open
View article: A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems.
A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems. Open
Background: Work participation is important for health and can be considered as engagement in a major area of life which is of significance for most people, but it can also be thought of as fulfilling or discharging a role. Currently, acad…
View article: A pilot trial investigating the feasibility of a future randomised controlled trial of Individualised Placement and Support for people unemployed with chronic pain recruiting in primary care
A pilot trial investigating the feasibility of a future randomised controlled trial of Individualised Placement and Support for people unemployed with chronic pain recruiting in primary care Open
Background: We investigated the feasibility of recruiting patients unemployed for more than 3 months with chronic pain using a range of methods in primary care in order to conduct a pilot trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to …