Effectiveness of a targeted occupational health intervention in workers with high risk of sickness absence: Baseline characteristics and adherence as effect modifying factors in a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-20

  Taimela, Simo ^a   Aronen, Pasi ^b   Malmivaara, Antti ^c   Sintonen, Harri ^b   Tiekso, Jaakko ^a   Aro, Timo ^d  

^a Evalua International   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effect modifier; Effectiveness; Mediator; Occupational health intervention; Sickness absence; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77950370965     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9221-0     Document Type: Article

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