The effectiveness of return-to-work interventions that incorporate work-focused problem-solving skills for workers with sickness absences related to mental disorders: a systematic literature review

Current survey shows there are 1 out of 5 graduates are unemployed (Site, 2018). Lack of non technical skills among graduates be one of the main reason for unemployment.Data shows Problem Solving Skills is the second most important non technical skill sought by employers (To et al., 2019); The studies show that the problems cannot be solved by using the same kind of thinking approach applied at the moment it was created. Therefore, a systematic analytical skill is required to handle the engineering related problems happening at manufacturing environment or engineering workplace. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing literature about Problem Solving skills for graduate engineers through a systematic literature review. This paper analyses literature through electronic databases mainly from Scopus and Web of Science. This paper summarizes types of problem solving skills applied in the engineering field as of now. Based on that, engineers can differentiate and understand the approach of the problem solving skills in the industrial environment to improve the failures and increase productivity.

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Problem Solving Skills Among Graduate Engineers: A Systematic Literature Review

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience ◽

10.1166/jctn.2020.8766 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 1044-1052

Author(s):

Murugan Subramaniam ◽

Aini Najwa Azmi ◽

Muhammad Khair Noordin

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Technical Skills ◽

Job Displacement ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Artificial Intelligent ◽

Industrial Environment ◽

The Moment

Industrial Revolution 4.0 has been one of the most popular topics discussed among engineers. In the near future the non-technical skills will be equally or more important than technical skills. Moreover, IR4.0 will incur job displacement and majority of the task will be taken over by robots and Artificial Intelligent (Tapsir, S.H. and Puteh, M., 2018. Framing Malaysian Higher Education 4.0). Therefore, priority will be given to non-technical skills which cannot be done completely by the robots and Artificial Intelligent at the moment. NACE Job Outlook 2019 (To, F., et al., 2019. Job Outlook 2019, (November 2018)) shows Problem Solving Skills is the second most important skill sought by employers; Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC), 8-Disciplinary and Plan- Do-Check-Act (PDCA) are the very common systematic approaches used by the industries to solve the problem arose in the industrial environment. The studies show that the problems cannot be solved by using the same kind of thinking approach applied at the moment it was created. Therefore, a systematic analytical skill is required to handle the engineering related problems happening at manufacturing environment or engineering workplace. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing literature about Problem Solving skills for graduate engineers through a systematic literature review. This paper analyses literature through electronic databases mainly from Scopus and Web of Science. This paper summarizes types of problem-solving skills applied in the engineering field as of now. Based on that, engineers can differentiate and understand the approach of the problemsolving skills in the industrial environment to improve the failures and increase productivity.

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Problem Solving Skills Training for Return to Work

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e338392004-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

William S. Shaw ◽

Michael Feuerstein ◽

Virginia I. Miller ◽

Patricia M. Wood

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Return To Work ◽

Skills Training ◽

Problem Solving Skills

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Determinants of 21st-Century Skills and 21st-Century Digital Skills for Workers: A Systematic Literature Review

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244019900176 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 215824401990017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ester van Laar ◽

Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen ◽

Jan A. G. M. van Dijk ◽

Jos de Haan

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Literature Review ◽

21St Century ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

21St Century Skills ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Technical Information ◽

Comprehensive Overview ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Digital Skills

This study brings attention to the determinants of 21st-century skills and 21st-century digital skills. The following skills are investigated: technical, information, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. To understand differences in the level of these skills among workers, we need to know the factors that determine an individual’s skill level. A systematic literature review was conducted to provide a comprehensive overview of empirical studies measuring skill determinants. The results show that there is strong need for research on determinants of communication and collaboration skills. In a digital context, determinants for creativity and critical thinking are hardly studied. Furthermore, the identified determinants of 21st-century skills studies are limited to personality and psychological determinants, neglecting, for example, social determinants such as social support. Although digital skills studies show more variety, they mostly cover demographic and socioeconomic determinants.

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Evidence for the Cost-Effectiveness of Return-to-Work Interventions for Mental Illness Related Sickness Absences: A Systematic Literature Review

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation ◽

10.1007/s10926-020-09904-z ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Carolyn S. Dewa ◽

Jeffrey S. Hoch ◽

Desmond Loong ◽

Lucy Trojanowski ◽

Sarah Bonato

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Literature Review ◽

Return To Work ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

The Cost

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Exploring the Significance of Remote Leadership Competencies in the Virtual Workplace: A Systematic Literature Review

10.31124/advance.14781744.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aneeka Avlani ◽

Maria Charalampous

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Leadership Competencies ◽

Relationship Building ◽

Remote Work ◽

Future Directions ◽

Leadership Practice ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Virtual Workplace ◽

Practice Problem

<p>Remote working practices which involve performing professional work activities outside of the central workplace have gained considerable popularity over the years. However, leading remotely located employees is seemingly difficult. Therefore, this systematic literature review provides an in-depth understanding of the association between remote work and leadership competencies by collating data from twenty-one research studies between 2001 and 2019. A combination of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods designs revealed that trust and relationship-building skills, communication skills and technology skills are fundamental for effective remote leadership practice. Problem-solving skills and creating and maintaining awareness were also observed; however, with less significance. This review may be of considerable importance for academics to continue the theoretical advancement of research into remote working and practitioners to implement and manage remote leadership behaviours more effectively. Limitations and future directions are discussed.<br></p>

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Thanatology as a resource in the care of addicts and people with mental disorders

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1183 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S682-S682

Author(s):

S. Färber ◽

M. Färber

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Careful Evaluation ◽

Triggering Events ◽

Competing Interest

IntroductionThe purpose of this research is to present multidisciplinary and relevance of Thanatology in coping of addictions and other mental disorders.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to analyse the scientific connections that thanatology establishes with other knowledge. With this postulate we present the thanatology and its relations with other disciplines, especially psychiatry, considering that addictions and mental disorders often have as triggering events of loss, death and mourning.MethodsTo develop this research we use the systematic literature review, following the process of research, cataloging, careful evaluation and synthesis of the documentation.ResultsThanatology is multidisciplinary shares and receives information from other sciences or sectors of knowledge without these modified or enriched. It is interdisciplinary because it originated disciplinary specialty of a mother discipline: Anthropology; and it is transdisciplinary, thence its relevance in research on the realities that revolve around mental disorders and addictions (Fig. 1).ConclusionIt is important to research on thanatology position in the scientific panorama, given the emergence of this reflection and the relevance of research for its interrelationship with other disciplines.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Does Disaster Education of Teenagers Translate into Better Survival Knowledge, Knowledge of Skills, and Adaptive Behavioral Change? A Systematic Literature Review

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x14001083 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 629-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Tudor A. Codreanu ◽

Antonio Celenza ◽

Ian Jacobs

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Behavioral Change ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

International Strategy ◽

Publication Type ◽

Injury Rates ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Published Evidence ◽

Disaster Education

AbstractAn increasing number of people are affected worldwide by the effects of disasters, and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has recognized the need for a radical paradigm shift in the preparedness and combat of the effects of disasters through the implementation of specific actions. At the governmental level, these actions translate into disaster and risk reduction education and activities at school. Fifteen years after the UNISDR declaration, there is a need to know if the current methods of disaster education of the teenage population enhance their knowledge, knowledge of skills in disasters, and whether there is a behavioral change which would improve their chances for survival post disaster. This multidisciplinary systematic literature review showed that the published evidence regarding enhancing the disaster-related knowledge of teenagers and the related problem solving skills and behavior is piecemeal in design, approach, and execution in spite of consensus on the detrimental effects on injury rates and survival.There is some evidence that isolated school-based intervention enhances the theoretical disaster knowledge which may also extend to practical skills; however, disaster behavioral change is not forthcoming. It seems that the best results are obtained by combining theoretical and practical activities in school, family, community, and self-education programs.There is a still a pressing need for a concerted educational drive to achieve disaster preparedness behavioral change. School leavers’ lack of knowledge, knowledge of skills, and adaptive behavioral change are detrimental to their chances of survival.CodreanuTA, CelenzaA, JacobsI. Does disaster education of teenagers translate into better survival knowledge, knowledge of skills, and adaptive behavioral change? A systematic literature review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(6):1-14.

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