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Clinician–Patient Agreement About the Work Disability Problem of Patients Having Persistent Pain: Why it Matters
Background Studies from different fields documenting the differences between clinicians’ and workers’ representations have not elucidated where the differences exist or how they can be resolved.
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The Work-Disabled Patient
This chapter looks at work and its influences on the worker from three different perspectives. First, from an anthropological and psychological perspective, work will be discussed as a central aspect of adult ...
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Health and Illness Representations of Workers with a Musculoskeletal Disorder-Related Work Disability During Work Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study
Introduction Distinctions between disease and illness have been criticized for being too theoretical. In practice, however, it may help explain gaps in understanding and miscommunication ...
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A Review of Assessment Tools of Illness Representations: Are These Adapted for a Work Disability Prevention Context?
Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are among the main causes of short- and long-term disability. Aim: Identify the methods for assessing multidimensional components of illness representations. Methods: An el...
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Representations: An Important Key to Understanding Workers’ Co** Behaviors During Rehabilitation and the Return-to-Work Process
Every year many workers are excluded from work because of a work disability attributable to a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). Factors associated with the development and persistence of the work disability can ...
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Interorganizational Collaboration in Occupational Rehabilitation: Perceptions of an Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team
Introduction: Various obstacles to and facilitators of collaboration between an interdisciplinary work rehabilitation team and the stakeholders (workers, insurers, physicians, and employe...
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Workplace-Based Return-to-Work Interventions: Optimizing the Role of Stakeholders in Implementation and Research
Introduction: The challenges of engaging and involving stakeholders in return-to-work (RTW) intervention and research have not been well documented. Methods: This article contrasts the di...
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Disability Prevention
Occupational back pain is a widespread self-limited but recurring disease that generates major societal costs and impairs workplace productivity. However, this societal impact is mostly accounted for by a smal...
