What factors predict full or partial return to work among sickness absentees with spinal pain participating in rehabilitation

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1318-1327

  Elfving, Britt ^a   Sell, Malin ^b   Ropponen, Annina ^a,c   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity; Health related quality of life; Low back pain; Neck pain; Participation; Predictor variables; Return to work; Sick leave; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MOTIVATION; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPINAL PAIN; SWEDEN; THORAX PAIN; WORKING TIME; AGE; BACKACHE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449723250     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802572965     Document Type: Article

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