Rehabilitation of home care workers: Supportive factors and obstacles prior to disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 55-64

  Dellve, Lotta ^a   Lagerström, Monica ^b   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home health aides; Occupational diseases; Rehabilitation; Retirement; Social support; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORK CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036616164     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015001612667     Document Type: Article

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