Evaluation of self-reported work ability and usefulness of interventions among sick-listed patients

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-43

  Wåhlin, Charlotte ^a   Ekberg, Kerstin ^a   Persson, Jan ^a   Bernfort, Lars ^a   Öberg, Birgitta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interventions; Mental disorders; Musculoskeletal disorders; Self reported; Sick leave; Sweden; Usefulness; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN TO WORK; SELF REPORT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETURN TO WORK; SELF REPORT; SICK LEAVE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84873409101     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9376-y     Document Type: Article

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