Initial return to work and long‐term employment patterns: Associations with work‐related permanent impairment and with participation in workers' compensation‐based return‐to‐work programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-337
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. Sears ◽  
Deborah Fulton‐Kehoe ◽  
Sheilah Hogg‐Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Employment Patterns ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Initial Return ◽  
Work Programs

Gender Differences in Personal and Work-Related Determinants of Return-to-Work Following Long-Term Disability: A 5-Year Cohort Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Lederer ◽  
Michèle Rivard ◽  
Samia Djemaa Mechakra-Tahiri
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Work Related

Use of Motivational Interviewing to Improve Return-to-work and Work-related Outcomes: A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M. Page ◽  
Irina Tchernitskaia
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health Behaviour Change ◽  
Behavioural Factors

Work-based return-to-work (RTW) interventions can help to reduce the duration and cost of work disability, and in turn, prevent the negative effects of long-term sickness absence. However, there are a number of complex cognitive, affective and behavioural factors that can impact an individual's confidence, motivation and willingness to RTW that need to be addressed to facilitate effective outcomes. This literature review investigates evidence for the use of motivational interviewing (MI) for improving return-to-work (RTW) and employment outcomes. Whilst evidence for the efficacy of MI in clinical settings to motivate health behaviour change is strong, more research is needed to determine whether MI can be usefully applied to improve RTW and other work-related outcomes.

Key Push and Pull Factors Affecting Return to Work Identified by Patients With Long-Term Pain and General Practitioners in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1581-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tove Lundberg ◽  
Stina Melander
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Push And Pull Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Push And Pull

Research shows that working is positive for people with long-term pain but that work-related support from health professionals is inadequate. One explanation for this inadequacy is that patients and providers differ in terms of perspectives on motivation to work. In this article, we compare factors that 31 patients and 15 general practitioners consider important to promote return to work for people with long-term pain. We analyzed the interviews with thematic analysis and a motivational push and pull framework to cover different motivational factors, societal and individual, that might push or pull patients from or toward work. Providers said that a difference between working and nonworking patients is their level of individual motivation, while the patients’ stories showed that the main difference was the physical (non)ability to push themselves to work. We suggest that work-related support can be improved by addressing such differences in clinical practice.

Predictors of Sustained Return to Work After Work-Related Injury or Disease: Insights from Workers’ Compensation Claims Records

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf ◽  
Fiona J. Clay ◽  
Alex Collie ◽  
Roderick J. McClure
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Injury ◽  
Compensation Claims

Return to Work Expectations of Workers on Long-Term Non-Work-Related Sick Leave

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maite Sampere ◽  
David Gimeno ◽  
Consol Serra ◽  
Manel Plana ◽  
Juan Carlos López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Acute and long-term clinical, neuropsychological and return-to-work sequelae following electrical injury: a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e025990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Radulovic ◽  
Stephanie A Mason ◽  
Sarah Rehou ◽  
Matthew Godleski ◽  
Marc G Jeschke
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sleep Difficulties

ObjectiveTo determine acute and long-term clinical, neuropsychological, and return-to-work (RTW) effects of electrical injuries (EIs). This study aims to further contrast sequelae between low-voltage and high-voltage injuries (LVIs and HVIs). We hypothesise that all EIs will result in substantial adverse effects during both phases of management, with HVIs contributing to greater rates of sequelae.DesignRetrospective cohort study evaluating EI admissions between 1998 and 2015.SettingProvincial burn centre and rehabilitation hospital specialising in EI management.ParticipantsAll EI admissions were reviewed for acute clinical outcomes (n=207). For long-term outcomes, rehabilitation patients, who were referred from the burn centre (n=63) or other burn units across the province (n=65), were screened for inclusion. Six patients were excluded due to pre-existing psychiatric conditions. This cohort (n=122) was assessed for long-term outcomes. Median time to first and last follow-up were 201 (68–766) and 980 (391–1409) days, respectively.Outcome measuresAcute and long-term clinical, neuropsychological and RTW sequelae.ResultsAcute clinical complications included infections (14%) and amputations (13%). HVIs resulted in greater rates of these complications, including compartment syndrome (16% vs 4%, p=0.007) and rhabdomyolysis (12% vs 0%, p<0.001). Rates of acute neuropsychological sequelae were similar between voltage groups. Long-term outcomes were dominated by insomnia (68%), anxiety (62%), post-traumatic stress disorder (33%) and major depressive disorder (25%). Sleep difficulties (67%) were common following HVIs, while the LVI group most frequently experienced sleep difficulties (70%) and anxiety (70%). Ninety work-related EIs were available for RTW analysis. Sixty-one per cent returned to their preinjury employment and 19% were unable to return to any form of work. RTW rates were similar when compared between voltage groups.ConclusionsThis is the first investigation to determine acute and long-term patient outcomes post-EI as a continuum. Findings highlight substantial rates of neuropsychological and social sequelae, regardless of voltage. Specialised and individualised early interventions, including screening for mental health concerns, are imperative to improvingoutcomes of EI patients.

Early Work-Related Interventions in a Medical Rehabilitation Setting

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-86
Author(s):  
Brigitte A.G. van Lierop ◽  
Frans Nijhuis
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Complete Separation ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Resumption

AbstractEarly work-related interventions are extremely difficult when an employee is on long-term absence and in medical rehabilitation because of a severe illness or injury. The role of the medical rehabilitation setting is often focused on care and cure; there is little focus on work and work resumption. In this respect health care can hinder employees in their work resumption and in their focus on work. In this study, an intervention was undertaken to increase the focus on return to work in the medical rehabilitation setting with the aim of an integrated approach to return to work. The intervention was carried out in eight rehabilitation settings. During implementation, four different organisational models related to the return-to-work activities were recognised, varying from an integration of return-to-work activities within medical rehabilitation to a complete separation of the medical rehabilitation and the return-to-work activities. Every centre reported an increase of work-related activities and an increase in the return-to-work rate of employees was found.

scholarly journals Work-related determinants of return to work of employees on long-term sickness absence

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Post ◽  
B Krol ◽  
JW Groothoff
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Work Related
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