ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
Comparing two interdisciplinary occupational rehabilitation programs for employees on sick leave: a mixed-method design study protocol.
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- Inpatient or Outpatient Occupational Rehabilitation - What Works Best for Whom? A Non-randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Virtual Reality Gaming in Occupational Rehabilitation - User Experiences and Perceptions.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Changes in memory and attention during and after occupational rehabilitation: A longitudinal study.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Adverse childhood experiences, subsequent negative life events, and their impact on health in occupational rehabilitation patients: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Work Ability in the Year after Rehabilitation-Results from the RehabNytte Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Managing disabled workers due to occupational accidents in Indonesia: a case study on return to work program.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Developing and Implementing ICF-Based Tools for Occupational Rehabilitation Supporting the Communication and Return to Work Process Between Sickness Absentees, Clinical Team and Jobcentre Contacts.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and common mental disorders (CMDs) are the most frequent reasons for long-term sick leave and work disability. Occupational rehabilitation programs are used to help employees return to work (RTW). However, knowledge regarding the effect of these programs is scarce, and even less is known about which programs are best suited for which patients. This study aims to compare the RTW results of two interdisciplinary occupational rehabilitation programs in Norway, as well as to examine the delivery and reception of the two programs and explore the active mechanisms of the participants' RTW processes. METHODS/
designWe will use a mixed-method convergent design to study the main outcome. Approximately 600 participants will be included in the study. Eligible study participants will be aged 18-60 years old and have been on sick leave due to MSDs, CMDs, or both for at least 6 weeks. Interdisciplinary teams at both participating clinics will deliver complex occupational rehabilitation programs. The inpatient rehabilitation program has a duration of 4 weeks and is full time. The outpatient program has a duration of 3 months and involves weekly sessions. The primary outcome is RTW. Secondary outcomes are differences in the incremental cost for an averted sick leave day, cost utility/benefit, and differences between the programs regarding improvements in known modifiable obstacles to RTW. Subgroup analyses are planned. The researchers will be blinded to the intervention groups when analyzing the quantitative RTW data. DISCUSSION: This study aims to provide new insights regarding occupational rehabilitation interventions, treatment targets, and outcomes for different subgroups of sick-listed employees and to inform discussions on the active working mechanisms of occupational rehabilitation and the influence of context in the return-to-work process.
trial registrationCurrent controlled trials ISRCTN12033424 , 15.10.2014, retrospectively registered.
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