Table 8 Proof of concept for the framework. We applied the COS criteria for outcomes on work participation (Table 3) to the work outcomes used in 6 RCTs with different health conditions and heterogeneous disability trajectories. We compared the extent to which work participation outcomes in RCTs met the 8 COS criteria
Participants; Health condition | Participants; employment status at inclusion | Work participation stage | Intervention | Measured work participation outcomes | Fit with mandatory criteria | Fit with optional criteria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Schizophrenia [96] | Unemployed | Initiating employment, Having employment | Vocational rehabilitation | -Frequency of job interviews, -Work status, -Worked hours | x | x | x | x | x | x | Â | x |
Rheumatoid arthritis [97] | 40% employed | Increasing or maintaining productivity at work | Pharmaceutical | -Work productivity | x | x | x | x | x | x | Â | x |
Depression [98] | 83% employed | Return to employment | Using self-assessment of depression course during GP consultations | -Work ability, −Sick leave, -Time to return to work | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Breast cancer [99] | Unspecified | Return to employment | Post radiation exercise program | -Return to work (sick leave) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Influenza [100] | 100% employed | Return to employment | Vaccination against influenza | -Sick leave | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
On sick leave for at least 6 months due to any health problem [101] | Employed | Return to employment | Independent medical evaluation | -Sick leave | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |