Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2012
A participatory return-to-work program for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders: a process evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions Developed with the Intervention Mapping Protocol in Work Disability Prevention: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Individual Placement and Support and Participatory Workplace Intervention on the Work Participation of People with Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Process Evaluation of Individual Placement and Support and Participatory Workplace Intervention to Increase the Sustainable Work Participation of People with Work Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Motivational Interviewing as a Return to Work Intervention in a Norwegian Social Insurance Setting: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Is the "Brainwork Intervention" effective in reducing sick leave for non-permanent workers with psychological problems? Results of a controlled clinical trial.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Process Evaluation of a Participatory Supportive Return to Work Program for Workers Without a Permanent Employment Contract, Sick-Listed Due to a Common Mental Disorder.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2017Trial
- A participatory supportive return to work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to a common mental disorder: an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Differences in perceived return-to-work barriers between manual and nonmanual workers.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- Individual Placement and Support and Participatory Workplace Intervention for people with work disabilities - experiences of job coaches.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Improving the health of workers with a low socioeconomic position: Intervention Mapping as a useful method for adaptation of the Participatory Approach.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The development of a return to work intervention programme for stroke survivor (SReTWIP): a Delphi survey.BMC neurology · 2020Article
- Development and evaluation of a strength-based method to promote employment of work-disability benefit recipients with multiple problems: a feasibility study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Development and Implementation of a Mental Health Work Rehabilitation Program: Results of a Developmental Evaluation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Vocational rehabilitation and return to work: integrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2019Article
- Implementation Science and Employer Disability Practices: Embedding Implementation Factors in Research Designs.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Review
- New Business Structures Creating Organizational Opportunities and Challenges for Work Disability Prevention.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Offering a tailored return to work program to cancer survivors with job loss: a process evaluation.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Implementing a self-management intervention for people with a chronic compensable musculoskeletal injury in a workers compensation context: a process evaluation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionBeside (cost-)effectiveness, the feasibility of an intervention is important for successful implementation in daily practice. This study concerns the process evaluation of a newly developed participatory return-to-work (RTW) program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders. The program consisted of a stepwise process, guided by an independent RTW coordinator, aimed at making a consensus-based RTW plan with the possibility of a temporary (therapeutic) workplace. The aims of this study were to describe the reach and extent of implementation of the new program, the satisfaction and experiences of all stakeholders, and the perceived barriers and facilitators for implementation of the program in daily practice.
methodsTemporary agency workers and unemployed workers, sick-listed for 2-8 weeks due to musculoskeletal disorders were eligible for this study. Data were collected from the workers; their insurance physicians and labour experts at the Dutch Social Security Agency; RTW coordinators; and case managers from participating vocational rehabilitation agencies. Data collection took place using professionals' reports, standardized matrices, questionnaires at baseline and at 3-month follow-up, and group interviews with the professionals.
resultsOf the 79 workers who were allocated to the participatory RTW program group, 72 workers actually started with the intervention. Overall, implementation of the program was performed according to protocol. However, offering of suitable temporary workplaces was delayed with 44.5 days. Results showed satisfaction with the RTW coordinator among the workers and three quarters of the labour experts experienced a minor or major contribution of the presence of the RTW coordinator. Several barriers for implementation were identified, such as the administrative time-investment, unclear information about the program, no timely offering of temporary (therapeutic) workplaces, and the need for additional support in case of complex health problems.
conclusionsThis study indicates overall feasibility for implementation of the participatory RTW program in daily practice. However, to overcome important barriers, more attention should be paid to improve timely offering of suitable temporary workplaces, to describe more clearly the program goals and the professional's roles, and to offer additional support for workers suffering from complex multi-causal health problems.
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