Prevalence of psychopathology in carpal tunnel syndrome patientsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 199-210 - 1994
Lynda B. Mathis, Robert J. Gatchel, Peter B. Polatin, H. Jay Boulas, Regina K. Kinney
This study assessed the prevalence rates of psychopathology in acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and acute low back pain (LBP) patients. Psychopathology was assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID). The results showed that the CTS patients had significantly higher rates of anxiety disorders, both current and lifetime, than the LBP patients. However, LBP patients h...... hiện toàn bộ
Early and Late Return to Work After Sick Leave: Predictors in a Cohort of Sick-Listed Individuals with Common Mental DisordersSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 25 - Trang 627-637 - 2015
Kerstin Ekberg, Charlotte Wåhlin, Jan Persson, Lars Bernfort, Birgitta Öberg
Objectives The study aims to identify individual and workplace factors associated with early return to work (RTW)—defined as within 3 months—and factors associated with later RTW—between 3 and 12 months after being sick-listed—in a cohort of newly sick-listed individuals with common mental disorders. Methods In a prospective cohort study, a cross-sectional analysis was per...... hiện toàn bộ
Management of Long Term Sickness Absence: A Systematic Realist ReviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 - Trang 322-332 - 2012
Angela Higgins, Peter O’Halloran, Sam Porter
Purpose The increasing impact and costs of long term sickness absence have been well documented. However, the diversity and complexity of interventions and of the contexts in which these take place makes a traditional review problematic. Therefore, we undertook a systematic realist review to identify the dominant programme theories underlying best practice, to assess the evidence ...... hiện toàn bộ
Is it a Case of “Work-Anxiety” When Patients Report Bad Workplace Characteristics and Low Work Ability?Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 27 - Trang 106-114 - 2016
Beate Muschalla
Aims Work-anxiety may produce overly negative views of the workplace that impair provider efforts to assess work ability from patient self-report. This study explores the empirical relationships between patient-reported workplace characteristics, work-anxiety, and subjective and objective work ability measures. Methods 125 patients in medical rehabilitation before vocation...... hiện toàn bộ
Shame-Inducing Encounters. Negative Emotional Aspects of Sickness-Absentees' Interactions with Rehabilitation ProfessionalsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 183-195 - 2003
Tommy Svensson, Agneta Karlsson, Kristina Alexanderson, Cecilia Nordqvist
There is little knowledge on how sickness absentees experience encounters with rehabilitation professionals. This paper explores and describes negative emotions (“shame” in a broad sense) experienced by individuals on sick leave in their interactions with rehabilitation professionals. We performed a qualitative analysis of data from five focus-group interviews. The participants had experience of s...... hiện toàn bộ
Work-related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in SurgeonsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 19 - Trang 175-184 - 2009
Grace P. Y. Szeto, Pei Ho, Albert C. W. Ting, Jensen T. C. Poon, Stephen W. K. Cheng, Raymond C. C. Tsang
Introduction Surgeons are a unique group of healthcare professionals who are at risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (WMS). The diversity of operating skills for laparoscopic and endovascular procedures impose different physical demands on surgeons, who also work under time pressure. The present study aims to examine the physical and psychosocial facto...... hiện toàn bộ
Twenty Years of Multidisciplinary Research and Practice: The Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Then and NowSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 21 - Trang 449-454 - 2011
William S. Shaw, Patricia A. Findley, Michael Feuerstein
Background Early research of work disability in the 1980s showed a complexity of factors influencing pain and health-related functional limitation at work; hence, multidisciplinary perspectives were necessary to understand the complex interplay between biomechanical, organizational, social, and psychological factors impacting work disability. To address this need, the Jour...... hiện toàn bộ
Work and Family Support Systems and the Prevalence of Lower Back Problems in a South African Steel IndustrySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 17 - Trang 409-421 - 2007
Bernard van Vuuren, Evert Zinzen, Hendrik J. van Heerden, Piet J. Becker, Romain Meeusen
Back complaints are a common in society. An analytical cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out among 366 steel plant workers to examine the prevalence and association between lower back problems (LBP) and family and workplace related psychosocial risk factors. Using inclusive and stringent definitions for LBP, point prevalence was 35.8% and 15.3%, respectively. Logistic regression a...... hiện toàn bộ