Table 2 Outcome measures
Baseline | Follow up in months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome measure | Instrument | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Primary outcome (dependent) | |||||
Lasting return to work: duration of sick leave in calendar days from the first day of sick leave to full return to work, for at least 4 weeks without (partial or full) relapse | Patients report | X | X | X | X |
Secondary outcomes (dependent) | |||||
Time to first (full or partial) return to work | Patients report | X | X | X | X |
Return to work rates | Patients report | X | X | X | X |
Total days of sick leave during one year follow up | Patients report | X | X | X | X |
Recurrence of sick leave | Patients report | X | X | X | X |
Reduction of symptoms | 4DSQ [18,31] | X | X | X | X |
Health state profile | Euroqol [29] | X | X | X | X |
Costs of health care and loss of productivity | Tic-P [26] | X | X | X | X |
Absenteeism, quality and quantity of work | HPQ [27,28] | X | X | ||
Problem evaluation | Psychlops (MYMOP) [24,33] | X | X | X | X |
Coping processes | Ways of Coping Questionnaire [25] | X | X | X | X |
Patient satisfaction | Patients report | X | X | X | |
Application of the MISS: number of visits, diagnosis, advice & treatment, proceeding of recovery process over the past year | Medical record & questionnaire filled in by GP | X | |||
Prognostic measures (independent predictor or covariate) | |||||
Mental disorders | PRIME-MD [32,34] | X | |||
Sick leave in year before | Patients report | X | |||
Problems, life events, chronic illnesses | Patients report | X | X | X | |
Work experience/burn out | UBOS [21] | X | X | ||
Job content data, job stress | JCQ [22] | X | |||
Critical incidents | HPQ [27] | X | X | ||
Neuroticism | NEO-FFI [23] | X | |||