TIDAS – Health, sick leave and return to work

Aim

The research group’s aim is to get to know more about preventive and rehabilitating methods to early identify and treat the risk for poor health and sickness absence due to work related stress. The group is interested in understanding how the interaction between factors such as organizational climate and work commitment influence work health and capacity to work.

Project

• Tidig identifiering av arbetsrelaterad stress

• Utveckling av Work Stress Questionnaire (WSQ)

• Remain in work - Return to work
  Att vara på jobbet och att komma tillbaka till jobbet 

• PREHAB - preventiv rehabilitering

• Tidig - projekt 

About research group 

The TIDAS research group represents various disciplines, such as general medicine, occupational therapy, public health, social medicine and society pharmacy. TIDAS is part of the New Ways, a research program financed by Forte (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare). The research is also collaborating closely with the Primary Health Care in the Region Västra Götaland.

The research group is experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and in conducting epidemiological studies. The group also conduct RCT studies and questionnaire developments.

Mental health disorders increase among the working population. Many people continue working despite mental and physical health complaints. The combination of poor organizational climate and high work commitment has been found to constitute high risk for sickness absence and an obstacle for returning to work. 

Sickness absence does not only mean poor economy and suffering for the individual and costs for society; employers also risk drops in production, loss of competence and costs for new employees.

The return to work process is complex, and several stakeholders are involved. Therefore, it is important to find methods to early identify persons at risk for being sick-listed in order to find preventive and rehabilitating measures.

The research group run several projects aiming to early identify, treat and support people at risk for sick leave so they can keep up their work capacity and remain in work.

Members

Kristina Holmgren
Professor, forskningsledare, leg. arbetsterapeut
E-post: kristina.holmgren@neuro.gu.se 

Pernilla Bjerkli
Farmacie doktor, lektor, legitimerad apotekare
Institutionen för hälsa och lärande
Högskolan i Skövde
E-post: pernilla.bjerkli@his.se

Ute Bültmann
Professor of work and health
Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine
Groningen, Netherlands

Maria Dottori
Projektassistent, Leg. sjukgymnast
FoU-centrum Göteborg och Södra Bohuslän
E-post: maria.dottori@vgregion.se

Anna Frantz
Doktorand vid KI, Leg. sjukgymnast
Backa Vårdcentral, Göteborg

Dominique Hange
Docent, Universitetslektor, distriktsläkare
E-post: dominique.andersson@allmed.gu.se

Gunnel Hensing
Professor. Biträdande avdelningschef
E-post: gunnel.hensing@socmed.gu.se

Anna-Maria Hultén
Doktorand, Leg. arbetsterapeut
E-post: anna-maria.hulten@gu.se

Marit Knapstad
Post Doc position
Faculty of Psychology
University of Bergen, Norway

Maria Larsson
Docent, Leg. sjukgymnast, FoU-chef
E-post: maria.larsson@neuro.gu.se

Christina Andersson
Universitetslektor, Leg. arbetsterapeut
E-post: christina.andersson@neuro.gu.se

Kristin Lork
Leg. arbetsterapeut, rehabkoordinator, doktorand vid enheten arbetsterapi, Göteborgs universitet

Louise Danielsson
Universitetslektor, docent, leg. fysioterapeut 
E-post: louise.danielsson@gu.se

Jenny Hultqvist
Universitetslektor, docent, leg. arbetsterapeut
E-post: jenny.hultqvist@gu.se

Suzanne Johanson
Universitetslektor, leg. arbetsterapeut
E-post: suzanne.johanson.sturesson@gu.se

Joanna Nordstrand 
Doktorand, leg. arbetsterapeut 
joanna.nordstrand@gu.se