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Table 1 RCT Intervention Characteristics: Description and Categorisation

From: Determining what constitutes an effective psychosocial ‘return to work’ intervention: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Intervention Characteristic

Categorisation

Description

Description of Intervention

N/A

Main components of intervention

Duration (Total Hours)

Low / Moderate / High

Low ≤4 / Moderate > 4 < 12 / High ≥12

Frequency

Low / Moderate / High

Low ≤ monthly / Moderate > monthly < weekly / High ≥ weekly

Early Timing*

Yes/No

Whether the intervention occurred within 3 months of initial sickness absence

Multi-disciplinary

Yes/No

Whether intervention was multi-disciplinary

RTW focus

Yes/No

Whether the intervention had some explicit focus on return to work

Exposure

Yes/No

Whether the intervention had some focus on external (e.g., graded RTW) or internal (e.g., mindfulness) exposure (i.e., confrontation of challenging stimuli)

Cognitive Restructuring

Yes/No

Whether the intervention included a focus on cognitive restructuring

Behavioural Activation

Yes/No

Whether the intervention had a focus on behavioural activation (e.g., exercise, remaining active, activity scheduling)

Goal Setting

Yes/No

Whether the intervention included a focus on goal setting

Values Clarification

Yes/No

Whether the intervention included a focus on value clarification or identification

Problem Solving

Yes/No

Whether intervention included a focus on problem solving (e.g., identification of barriers and strategies to overcome these)

Psychoeducation

Yes/No

Whether intervention included a focus on psychoeducation

  1. * = consistent with a previous definition by Loisel and colleagues [17]