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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
for women on long-term sick leave
Conclusions: Results from this study indicate that ACT might be a valuable alternative in the
rehabilitation for women on long-term sick leave.
HADS Depression
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10
Meanscore
Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare
the effects of an ACT intervention for women on
long-term sick leave in combination with a
employability rehabilitation program with only a
employability rehabilitation program.
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ACT
TAU
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Results: There were significant
interaction effects where ACT participants
improved from pre-treatment to 1 year
follow-up on self-rated depressive
symptoms (p=.013 anxiety (p=.004), and
values-based living (p=.022).
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Visual display of experimental
design
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Pre
12 months
Figure 1: Mean scores on HADS
depressive symptoms.
HADS Anxiety
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10
Meanscore
Design: The study is a randomised
controlled design with repeated measures
(n=182). Women on long-term sick leave
due to psychological ill health and/or longterm pain were randomised to one of two
conditions: 1) Individualised ACT- treatment
by a psychologist (ACT) 2) Treatment As
Usual (TAU).
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ACT
TAU
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Contact us:
Pre
Randomisation
Linnea Molin
[email protected]
12 months
Figure 2: Mean scores on HADS
anxiety symptoms
[email protected]
Carina Lundeen,
ACT
TAU
Values-based living
Ingrid Anderzén
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Stina Olofsson
[email protected]
Pre-measurement
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3,5
ACT +
Employability
rehabilitation
program
Employability
rehabilitation
program
Meanscore
[email protected]
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ACT
TAU
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ArbetsRehab –
Center for Rehabilitation and
Return to work
Uppsala University Hospital
Sweden
www.arbetsrehabuppsala.se
[email protected]
Phone: (+ 46) 18 611 91 30
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Pre
1 year follow-up
Future research questions: Effect on
Return to work (RTW), self-rated
economical status and work capacity.
24 months follow-up. Process variables.
ACT in comparison/or combination with
multimodal treatment.
12 months
Figure 3: Mean scores on total BEVS
(Bull’s Eye Values Survey).
Parts of the measure BEVS have been used in
this study to capture values-based living
This study is based on a project named
Vitalis. Vitalis was carried out in
collaboration between the Uppsala
University Hospital, the National Insurance
Office, the Employment Office in Uppsala,
Uppsala County municipalities, Uppsala
University and the Organization for
financial coordination in Uppsala county,
Sweden.
In the original study a third condition with
multimodal treatment was included.