Title of article: Author, year, and reference: Item: Database:
Outcome	Yes	No
1. Is the outcome sick leave due to mental illness? a. About YES—continue assessing relevance b. If NO—take a position on 2 2. Is the outcome sick leave due to other diagnosis or group of diagnoses such as breast cancer, pain, injuries? a. About YES—exclude b. If NO take a position on 3 3. Is the outcome “general sick leave”, i.e., not specified diagnosis? a. About YES—include in special folder to re-examine about few studies with outcomes mental illness. (If NO—go back to 1 and 2) 4. Is it possible to deduce results on gender differences? a. About YES—continue assessing relevance b. About NO—include in special folder to re-examine about few studies with outcomes mental illness.	θ θ θ θ	θ θ θ θ
Limitations	Yes	No
Is the article published between January 2010 and December 31, 2019?	θ	θ
Is the article written in English, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish?	θ	θ
Is the study conducted in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, or the Faroe Islands? Which country:	θ	θ
Study design	Yes	No
Has a quantitative study: observational studies, cohort cross-sectional studies or case-control been conducted? What study design:	θ	θ
Population	Yes	No
Does the study population consist of adults on sick leave up to 67 years of age? Type of population:	θ	θ
Exposure	Yes	No
Is the exposure paid work, unpaid work, lifestyle factors, individual factors, treatment, treatment and actions from health care, social insurance, or employers? Type of exposure:	θ	θ
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