Conclusion
anxiety disorder, anxiety, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, CMD, depression
The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of RTW in people on sick leave with CMD at 6 and 12 months and across the subgroups diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorders and stress-related disorders. While the univariate analysis showed that symptom burden impacted RTW at both time points and across diagnosis, the multivariate analysis showed that RTW-SE predicted RTW in the CMD and depression groups but not in stress or anxiety disorder groups. In the anxiety group, QOL predicted RTW at 12 months. The results highlighted that people on sick leave with CMD from unemployment may constitute a vulnerable group that requires adapted vocational rehabilitation interventions. Moreover, further studies are needed to gain more knowledge on how environmental factors related to the workplace influence RTW.