ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2011
Challenges to remaining at work with common health problems: what helps and what influence do organisational policies have?
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- What Challenges Manual Workers' Ability to Cope with Back Pain at Work, and What Influences Their Decision to Call in Sick?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Trial
- Support or Scrutiny? Experiencing Workplace Well-Being Interviews.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Including a Three-Party Meeting Using the Demand and Ability Protocol in an Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programme for a Successful Return to Work Process.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Employer Policies and Practices to Manage and Prevent Disability: Conclusion to the Special Issue.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Manager Experiences with the Return to Work Process in a Large, Publically Funded, Hospital Setting: Walking a Fine Line.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionCommon health problems have a significant impact on work productivity (presenteeism), and sickness absence. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes and beliefs of employees in the public sector about common health problems and work using the Flags system as a conceptual framework to identify problems and potential solutions.
method63 employees took part in 14 focus groups in two public sector organisations. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed thematically using NVivo.
resultsThe study confirmed the importance of heath-focused clinical factors (Yellow flags), perceptions of work (Blue flags), and more objective characteristics of work and organisational policies (Black flags), which emerged as major themes. The social and moral norms surrounding sickness absence and presenteeism were frequently discussed, including the impact of absence on colleagues, guilt, legitimising illness, and trust. There were interactions between the different Flags, often mediated by managers via their relationships with employees and their role in implementing organisational policy.
conclusionsThe Flags system was useful as a conceptual framework in this context for identifying a number of obstacles to working with health problems, many of which were potentially modifiable on worker, workplace, or wider systems levels.
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