Health and illness representations of workers with a musculoskeletal disorder-related work disability during work rehabilitation: A qualitative study

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 591-600

  Coutu, Marie France ^a   Baril, Raymond ^a,b   Durand, Marie José ^a   Côté, Daniel ^b   Cadieux, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Institut de Recherche Robert Sauve en Sante et Securite du Travail   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Disability; Musculoskeletal disorder; Work rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEBEC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WORK;

EID: 84855247081     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9311-7     Document Type: Article

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