The effects of a graded activity intervention for low back pain in occupational health on sick leave, functional status and pain: 12-Month results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-580

  Hlobil, Hynek ^a,c   Staal, J Bart ^a,e   Twisk, Jos ^b   Köke, Albere ^d   Ariëns, Geertje ^a   Smid, Tjabe ^a,c   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c KLM Health Services   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Graded activity; Low back pain; Occupational health; Return to work; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; SICK LEAVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27644527489     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-8035-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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