Effectiveness of a coordinated and tailored return-to-work intervention for sickness absence beneficiaries with mental health problems

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 621-630

  Martin, Marie H T ^a,b   Nielsen, Maj Britt D ^a   Madsen, Ida E H ^a   Petersen, Signe M A ^a   Lange, Theis ^b   Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intervention effectiveness; Mental health; Return to work; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RETURN TO WORK; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886094579     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-013-9421-5     Document Type: Article

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