caa a22 4500 606211160 CHVBK 20210128101036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5 Union Perceptions of Factors Related to the Return to Work of Employees with Depression [Elektronische Daten] [Marc Corbière, Marianne Renard, Louise St-Arnaud, Marie-France Coutu, Alessia Negrini, Geneviève Sauvé, Tania Lecomte] Purpose Between 30 and 60% of the societal cost of depression is due to losses related to decreased work productivity. To date, only a few studies have focused on union perspectives related to factors influencing the return-to-work of employees absent due to depression, despite evidence of the importance of these perspectives. The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of union perspectives on the factors surrounding the return-to-work of employees who were absent from work due to depression. Methods In this qualitative study, conducted in Canada (Québec), 23 individuals (union representatives and peer workers) from the three largest unions (mixed industries) in Quebec took part in one of three focus groups. Results Fourteen emerging themes (e.g., work environment, attitudes toward depression) were distributed over five categories of stakeholders involved in the return-to-work of employees on sick leave (i.e., employers and immediate supervisors, co-workers, employees on sick leave due to depression, general physicians, and unions). We observed four major cross-cutting themes that arose beyond these five categories: (1) organizational culture in which mental health issues and human aspects of work are central, (2) support and follow-up during the work absence and the return-to-work, (3) lack of resources to assist the employee in the return-to-work, and (4) stakeholders' prejudices and discomfort regarding depression. Conclusions Our results clarify the factors, from a union perspective, that may facilitate or hinder the return-to-work of employees absent from work due to depression. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Union nationallicence Perceptions nationallicence Return-to-work nationallicence Depression nationallicence Focus group nationallicence Corbière Marc Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut Renard Marianne Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut St-Arnaud Louise Faculty of Education, Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur l'éducation et la vie au travail (CRIEVAT), Université Laval, 2320 Rue des Bibliothèques, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut Coutu Marie-France Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut Negrini Alessia Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, H3A 3C2, Montreal, QC, Canada aut Sauvé Geneviève Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut Lecomte Tania Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, 90 av. Vincent d'Indy, H2V 2S9, Montreal, QC, Canada aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/2(2015-06-01), 335-347 1053-0487 25:2<335 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Corbière Marc Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Renard Marianne Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- St-Arnaud Louise Faculty of Education, Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur l'éducation et la vie au travail (CRIEVAT), Université Laval, 2320 Rue des Bibliothèques, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coutu Marie-France Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Negrini Alessia Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, H3A 3C2, Montreal, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sauvé Geneviève Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CAPRIT), School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Le Moyne, Bureau 200, J4K 0A8, Longueuil, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lecomte Tania Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, 90 av. 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