The contribution of high levels of somatic symptom severity to sickness absence duration, disability and discharge

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-273

  Hoedeman, Rob ^a,b   Blankenstein, Annette H ^c   Krol, Boudien ^a   Koopmans, Petra C ^a,b   Groothoff, Johan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ArboNed Occupational Health Services   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health related job loss; Medically unexplained somatic symptoms; Occupational health physician; Sick listed employees; Sickness absence; Somatic symptom severity; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS; TIME;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955716025     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9239-3     Document Type: Article

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