Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: Results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-56

  Poulsen, Otto M ^a   Aust, Birgit ^a   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^a,b,c   Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b   Hansen, Jørgen V ^a   Tverborgvik, Torill ^a,d   Winzor, Glen ^a   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,e   Helverskov, Trine ^a   Ørbæk, Palle ^a   Nielsen, Maj Britt D ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c QualityMetric   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coordinated case management; Denmark; Effect evaluation; Intervention; Multidisciplinary; RTW; Work resumption

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETURN TO WORK; WORK RESUMPTION;

DENMARK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891618945     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3383     Document Type: Article

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