Psychosocial issues of work-related musculoskeletal injuries and adaptation: A phenomenological study

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-132

  Alnaser, Musaed Z ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Meaning of work; Occupational performance; Occupational therapy practitioners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEISURE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD; ADAPTATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

EID: 66149120716     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0798     Document Type: Article

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