The Danish national return-to-work program - aims, content, and design of the process and effect evaluation

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-133

  Aust, Birgit ^a   Helverskov, Trine ^a   Nielsen, Maj Britt D ^a   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^a,b   Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b   Nielsen, Karina ^a   Sørensen, Ole H ^a   Grundtvig, Gry ^a   Andersen, Malene F ^a   Hansen, Jørgen V ^a   Buchardt, Helle L ^a   Nielsen, Lisbeth ^a   Lund, Trine L ^a   Andersen, Irene ^a   Andersen, Mogens H ^a   Clausen, Aksel S ^c   Heinesen, Eskil ^d   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,e   Ektor Andersen, John ^f   Ørbæk, Palle ^a   Winzor, Glen ^a   Bültmann, Ute ^g   Poulsen, Otto M ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Lungemedicinsk Afdeling   (Denmark)

^d DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denmark; Design; Economic evaluation; Intervention; Long term sickness absence; Organizational change; Process evaluation; Sickness absence; Work resumption

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DESIGN; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RETURN PERIOD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; TRAINING; WORK RESUMPTION;

DENMARK;

EID: 84857935749     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3272     Document Type: Article

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