Workers with a chronic disease and work disability: Problems and solutions

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 406-414

  Varekamp, I ^a   Van Dijk, F J H ^b   Kroll, L E ^c  

^a Steenbergen Advies and Onderzoek   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Occupational health; Vocational rehabilitation; Work disability; Work related problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84880226728     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-012-1621-1     Document Type: Article

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35. Franssen PM, Bultmann U, Kant I, Amelsvoort LG van (2003) The association between chronic dis-eases and fatigue in the working population. J Psy-chosom Res 54:339-344
36. Varekamp I, Verbeek JH, Boer A de, Dijk FJ van (2011) Effect of job maintenance training pro-gram for employees with chronic disease-A ran-domized controlled trial on self-efficacy, job satis-faction, and fatigue. Scand J Work Environ Health 37:288-297
37. Detaille SI, Haafkens JA, Van Dijk FJH (2003) What employees with rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus and hearing loss need to cope at work. Scand J Work Environ Health 29:134-142
38. Nilsson I, Fitinghoff H, Lilja M (2007) Continuing to work after the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Work 28:335-342
39. Banks P, Lawrence M (2006) The Disability Discrim-ination Act, a necessary, but not sufficient safe-guard for people with progressive conditions in the workplace? The experiences of younger peo-ple with Parkinsońs disease. Disabil Rehabil 28:13-24
40. Lacaille D, White MA, Backman CL, Gignac MA (2007) Problems faced at work due to inflamma-tory arthritis: New insights gained from under-standing patientś perspective. Arthritis Rheum 57:1269-1279
41. Gustafsson M, Ekholm J, Ohman A (2004) From shame to respect: musculoskeletal pain patientś experience of a rehabilitation programme, a quali-tative study. J Rehabil Med 36:97-103
42. Beatty JA, Joffe R (2006) An overlooked dimension of diversity: The career effects of chronic illness. Or-gan Dyn 35:182-195
43. Detaille SI, Heerkens YF, Engels JA et al (2009) Common prognostic factors of work disabili-ty among employees with a chronic somatic dis-ease: A systematic review of cohort studies. Scand J Work Environ Health 35:261-281
44. De Croon EM, Sluiter JK, Nijssen TF et al (2005) Work ability of Dutch employees with rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 34:277-283
45. Van Amelsvoort LG, Kant IJ, Beurskens AJ et al (2002) Fatigue as a predictor of work disability. Oc-cup Environ Med 59:712-713
46. WHO (2002) The international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) WHO, Ge-neva
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