ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2004
Barriers for early return-to-work of workers with musculoskeletal disorders according to occupational health physicians and human resource managers.
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- Measuring the influence of perceived organizational support, organizational hierarchy culture, strategic human resource management, and psychological empowerment on the return to work.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Sustainable Return to Work for Workers with Mental Health and Musculoskeletal Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Application of the Theoretical Domains Framework and the Behaviour Change Wheel to Understand Physicians' Behaviors and Behavior Change in Using Temporary Work Modifications for Return to Work: A Qualitative Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Occupational Physicians' Reasoning about Recommending Early Return to Work with Work Modifications.PloS one · 2016Article
- The Job Accommodation Scale (JAS): psychometric evaluation of a new measure of employer support for temporary job modifications.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
- Consequences of musculoskeletal disorders on occupational events: a life-long perspective from a national survey.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
- Does the knowledge-to-action (KTA) framework facilitate physical demands analysis development for firefighter injury management and return-to-work planning?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
- Work resumption at the price of distrust: a qualitative study on return to work legislation in the Netherlands.BMC public health · 2013Article
- What happens to work if you're unwell? Beliefs and attitudes of managers and employees with musculoskeletal pain in a public sector setting.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2011Article
- Implementing a pilot work injury management program in Hong Kong.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2007Article
- Epidemiology of work related neck and upper limb problems: psychosocial and personal risk factors (part I) and effective interventions from a bio behavioural perspective (part II).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2006Review
- Return to work expectation predicts work in chronic musculoskeletal and behavioral health disorders: prospective study with clinical implications.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2006Article
- Integrating psychosocial and behavioral interventions to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2005Review
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Abstract
Recent studies have indicated positive effects of modified work for workers with musculosceletal complaints. The question remains how effectively modified work can be implemented in companies. This study describes barriers for introducing modified work for workers on sickness absence due to musculoskeletal complaints. Modified work was defined as gradually increasing the physical demands at work until the worker is ready for full duty in his regular job. In order to describe barriers in implementation of modified work, a model based on health education was used, consisting of six successive stages. A questionnaire derived from this model was sent to human resource managers of different companies and their occupational health physicians. The internal consistency was estimated with the Cronbach's alpha. The results showed a large number of barriers for modified work. According to 52% of the company management and 54% of the occupational health physicians evident barriers were found due to lack of knowledge on modified work and negative attitudes of the employees. Both companies and physicians reported a barrier in the possibilities to change the work tasks (45-54%) or the organization of the work (45-38%). About 62% of the companies reported barriers due to a mismatch between the education of the sick worker and the specific requirements of modified work. Despite the assumed positive effects of modified work, the implementation process is hampered by a large number of barriers. A maximum effort from all parties involved is required for a successful rehabilitation process.
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