ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2012
Gender differences in personal and work-related determinants of return-to-work following long-term disability: a 5-year cohort study.
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- Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Among Workers Admitted to a Posttraumatic Stress Injury Rehabilitation Program.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- What Are the Determinants of the Sex/Gender Difference in Duration of Work Absence for Musculoskeletal Disorders? A Mixed-Studies Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Sickness absence after work accidents and post-traumatic stress among white-collar workers in the retail and wholesale industry; a longitudinal Swedish cohort study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Exploring Work Absences and Return to Work During Social Transition and Following Gender-Affirming Care, a Mixed-Methods Approach: 'Bridging Support Actors Through Literacy'.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Sustainable Return to Work for Workers with Mental Health and Musculoskeletal Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- How Can Quantitative Analysis Be Used to Improve Occupational Health without Reinforcing Social Inequalities? An Examination of Statistical Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The Role of Perceived Job Exertion and Age as Moderators of the Relationship Between Gender and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disability and Pain in Injured Workers.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- How does Gender Influence Sustainable Return to Work Following Prolonged Work Disability? An Interpretive Description Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Psychosocial determinants predicting long-term sickness absence: a register-based cohort study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020Article
- Do Differences in Work Disability Duration Between Men and Women Vary by Province in Canada?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Reoccurring Injury, Chronic Health Conditions, and Behavioral Health: Gender Differences in the Causes of Workers' Compensation Claims.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Age, sex, and the changing disability burden of compensated work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Canada and Australia.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Underreporting work absences for nontraumatic work-related musculoskeletal disorders to workers' compensation: results of a 2007-2008 survey of the Québec working population.American journal of public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the differential effect of personal and work-related psychosocial, physical and organizational determinants by gender on time to return-to-work (RTW) following long-term disability.
methodsData come from a larger study conducted in the province of Quebec, Canada. A cohort of 455 adults on long-term disability due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders at the back/neck/upper limb was followed for 5 years through structured interviews and administrative databases. Left-truncated Cox regression modeling stratified by gender was used to assess time to a first partial or full RTW of at least 3 days.
resultsSurvival curves of time to RTW were similar between men and women on long-term disability (log-rank test p value = 0.920) but many personal and occupational factors influencing RTW differed by gender. Women's risk factors included older age (HR = 0.734--in 10 years unit), poor to very poor perceived economic status (HR = 0.625), working ≥40 h/week and having dependents (HR = 0.508) and awareness of workplace-based occupational health and safety program (HR = 0.598); higher gross annual income (in $10,000 s) was a facilitator (HR = 1.225). In men, being over 55 years old (HR = 0.458), poor perceived economic status (HR = 0.653), working ≥40 h/week and high perceived physical workload (HR = 0.720) and higher job insecurity (HR = 0.825) negatively influenced time to RTW. For both men and women, probabilities of not returning to work varied widely according to workers' specific profile of personal and occupational factors (high or low risk profile).
conclusionResults confirm the importance of gender-sensitive strategies to investigate RTW determinants from a gender perspective.
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