Cost-effectiveness of a minimal intervention for stress-related sick leave in general practice: Results of an economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised control trial

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 177-187

  Uegaki, Kimi ^a   Bakker, Ingrid ^a,b   de Bruijne, Martine ^a   van der Beek, Allard ^a,c   Terluin, Berend ^a   van Marwijk, Harm ^a   Heymans, Martijn ^a,d   Stalman, Wim ^a   van Mechelen, Willem ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Body Work   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost utility; Mental health; Primary care; Sick leave; Stress; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749084642     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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