Noben Cindy, Hoefsmit Nicole, Evers Silvia, de Rijk Angelique, Houkes Inge, Nijhuis Frans
Department of Health Services Research (Dr Noben, Dr Evers); Department of Social Medicine (Dr Hoefsmit, Dr de Rijk, Dr Houkes), Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University; Trimbos Institute (Dr Evers), Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht; and Department of Work and Social Psychology (Dr Nijhuis), Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Nov;57(11):1170-7. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000566.
The purpose of this study is to assess the cost-effectiveness, -utility, and -benefit of a new organizational return-to-work intervention to improve COoperation between Sick-listed employees and their Supervisors (COSS).
A field study with 6 months follow-up comparing COSS with common practice randomized participants aged 18 to 60, working at least 12 hours/week and absent for at least 2 weeks. Outcomes were initial return-to-work, quality-adjusted life years, and productivity gains.
After 6 months, COSS generated less costs when compared with common practice. Participants in the COSS group returned to work earlier, improvement in quality-adjusted life years were uncertain. Net benefits of COSS versus common practice yielded a productivity gain of €395.89.
Implementing COSS for sick-listed employees has potentials to reduce costs and improve productivity, and potentially quality of life. Longitudinal research might detect whether COSS also has the potential reaching sustainable return-to-work.
本研究旨在评估一种新的组织重返工作岗位干预措施的成本效益、效用和收益,该措施旨在改善病假员工与其主管之间的合作(COSS)。
一项为期6个月随访的现场研究,将COSS与常规做法进行比较,对年龄在18至60岁、每周工作至少12小时且缺勤至少2周的参与者进行随机分组。结果指标包括首次重返工作岗位、质量调整生命年和生产率提高情况。
6个月后,与常规做法相比,COSS产生的成本更低。COSS组的参与者更早重返工作岗位,质量调整生命年的改善情况尚不确定。与常规做法相比,COSS的净收益带来了395.89欧元的生产率提高。
对病假员工实施COSS有可能降低成本、提高生产率,并可能改善生活质量。纵向研究可能会发现COSS是否也有实现可持续重返工作岗位的潜力。