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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 4/2024

Open Access 11-07-2023 | Psychotherapy | Original Paper

The association of sociodemographic characteristics with work disability trajectories during and following long-term psychotherapy: a longitudinal register study

Authors: Sanna Selinheimo, Kia Gluschkoff, Johanna Kausto, Jarno Turunen, Aki Koskinen, Ari Väänänen

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 4/2024

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Abstract

Purpose

This register-based study examined the trajectories of depression or anxiety disorder-related work disability during and following long-term psychotherapy and identified sociodemographic factors that indicate membership in different trajectory groups.

Methods

Data were drawn from national registers (Statistics Finland, Social Insurance Institution of Finland). Participants included a random sample of Finnish working-age individuals (18–55 years) who started psychotherapy treatment between 2011 and 2014 and were followed for 5 years: 1 year before and 4 years after the onset of psychotherapy (N = 3 605 individuals; 18 025 person-observations across five time points). Group-based trajectory modeling was applied to assign individuals to work disability trajectories by the number of annual mental health-related work disability months. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the associations between trajectory group membership and baseline sociodemographic factors of age, gender, occupational status, and geographical area of residence.

Results

Four mental health-related work disability trajectories were identified: stable very low (72%), decrease (11%), persistent low (9%) and persistent high (7%). Those with older age, female gender, lower occupational status, and living in sparsely populated geographical areas were more likely to belong to the most unfavorable trajectory group of persistent high work disability. The presence of multiple risk characteristics substantially increased the probability of belonging to the most adverse trajectory group.

Conclusions

Sociodemographic factors were associated with the course of mental health-related work disability in association with psychotherapy. Rehabilitative psychotherapy does not function as an equal support resource for work ability in all parts of the population.
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Metadata
Title
The association of sociodemographic characteristics with work disability trajectories during and following long-term psychotherapy: a longitudinal register study
Authors
Sanna Selinheimo
Kia Gluschkoff
Johanna Kausto
Jarno Turunen
Aki Koskinen
Ari Väänänen
Publication date
11-07-2023
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Psychotherapy
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02523-y

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