Thoughts and feelings of future working life as a predictor of return to work: A combined qualitative and quantitative study of sick-listed persons with musculoskeletal disorders

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1262-1271

  Lydell, Marie ^a,b   Hildingh, Cathrine ^a,c   Månsson, Jörgen ^a,b   Marklund, Bertil ^a,b   Grahn, Birgitta ^d,e  

^a Primary Health Care Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Motivation; musculoskeletal disorders; optimism; return to work; sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79957614195     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.527029     Document Type: Article

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