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SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2012

Intervention characteristics that facilitate return to work after sickness absence: a systematic literature review.

Nicole Hoefsmit, Inge Houkes, Frans J N Nijhuis

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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90citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
35.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole HoefsmitDepartment of Social Medicine, Researchschool Caphri, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. n.hoefsmit@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Inge Houkes
Frans J N Nijhuis
Maastricht University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn many Western countries, a vast amount of interventions exist that aim to facilitate return to work (RTW) after sickness absence. These interventions are usually focused on specific target populations such as employees with low back pain, stress-related complaints or adjustment disorders. The aim of the present study is to detect and identify characteristics of RTW interventions that generally facilitate return to work (i.e. in multiple target populations and across interventions). This type of knowledge is highly relevant to policy makers and health practitioners who want to deliver evidence based care that supports the employee's health and participation in labour.

methodsWe performed a keyword search (systematic literature review) in seven databases (period: 1994-2010). In total, 23 articles were included and assessed for their methodological quality. The characteristics of the interventions were evaluated as well.

resultsEarly interventions, initiated in the first 6 weeks of the RTW process were scarce. These were effective to support RTW though. Multidisciplinary interventions appeared effective to support RTW in multiple target groups (e.g. back pain and adjustment disorders). Time contingent interventions in which activities followed a pre-defined schedule were effective in all physical complaints studied in this review. Activating interventions such as gradual RTW were effective in physical complaints. They have not been studied for people with psychological complaints.

conclusionsEarly- and multidisciplinary intervention and time-contingent-, activating interventions appear most effective to support RTW.

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AbsenteeismReturn to WorkDisability EvaluationHumansOccupational Health ServicesRehabilitation, VocationalSick LeaveTime FactorsWork

Identifiers

PMID22476607
PMCPMC3484272
OpenAlexW2077733934

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