The Readiness for Return-to-Work (RRTW) scale: Development and validation of a self-report staging scale in lost-time claimants with musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 450-472

  Franche, Renée Louise ^a,b   Corbière, Marc ^c   Lee, Hyunmi ^a   Breslin, F Curtis ^a,b   Hepburn, C Gail ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement; Musculoskeletal; Readiness for change; Return to work; Work disability; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPENSATION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 34548357030     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9097-9     Document Type: Article

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