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. 2025 Jul 8;23(2):e20251360. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2025-1360

Table 3.

Statistically significant predictors of sustained return to work categorized by domain and outcome

Predictors Positive Negative Inconclusive
Sociodemographic High qualification (high educational level or >5 years of training) (1) Sex (2)
Clinical Number of episodes (2)
Comorbidities (1)
Psychiatric/psychological follow-up (1) Medication use (1)
Depression (1)
Persistence of health problems (1)
Psychosocial Positive expectation of returning to work (1)
Self-efficacy (1)
Occupational Supervisor support (1)
Partial sick leave (1)
Notification of prolonged absences (1)
Duration of sick leave (1)
Bullying/harassment or pressure at work as a mechanism of illness onset (1)
Employment in small enterprises (1)
Employment in the following sectors: manufacturing, commerce, telecommunications, public administration or security, education, financial sector (1)