Dimensions | Shared practices |
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Assessment of Sick-leave Relevance | |
 Information essential to supporting the relevance of sick leave | Intensity of the symptoms, magnitude of the functional repercussions |
Rarely evaluated using standardized measurement tools | |
 Frequency of re-assessment | Re-assessment at least every 4 weeks |
Treatment of Symptoms | |
 Type of non-pharmacological treatment recommended during sick leave | Psychotherapy |
Regular physical activity | |
 GPs’ order of preference when steering the patient toward psychotherapy services | Employer resources (Employee Assistance Program ─ EAP) |
Private resources | |
Public resources | |
Collaboration with Stakeholders | |
 Exchange of information with psychotherapists | Not frequent but seen as important to ensure consistency between psychotherapist’s and GP’s interventions |
What is seen as most important is receiving clinical information from the psychotherapist | |
 Exchange of information with employers | Never done and not seen as relevant |
 Exchange of information with insurers | Limited to periodically filling out forms |
Seen as important, but solely to facilitate access to specialized services that are otherwise difficult to access (e.g., rehabilitation) |