Injured workers' construction of expectations of return to work with sub-acute back pain: The role of perceived uncertainty

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Stewart, Alison M ^a   Polak, Emily ^a   Young, Richard ^a   Schultz, Izabela Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accommodations; Back pain; Biopsychosocial; Expectations; Return to work; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BACK PAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862251510     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9312-6     Document Type: Article

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