-
Article
Backs in the Future: A Journey Through the Spinal Landscape
-
Article
Open AccessOpening the Workplace After COVID-19: What Lessons Can be Learned from Return-to-Work Research?
-
Article
Erratum to: Implementation Science and Employer Disability Practices: Embedding Implementation Factors in Research Designs
-
Article
Open AccessA nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial
Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an ...
-
Article
Open AccessEmployer Policies and Practices to Manage and Prevent Disability: Foreword to the Special Issue
Purpose Employer policies and practices have been shown to impact workplace disability, but research in this area has waned in recent years despite an aging workforce, a growing prevalenc...
-
Article
Open AccessImplementation Science and Employer Disability Practices: Embedding Implementation Factors in Research Designs
Purpose For work disability research to have an impact on employer policies and practices it is important for such research to acknowledge and incorporate relevant aspects of the workplac...
-
Article
Open AccessEmployer Policies and Practices to Manage and Prevent Disability: Conclusion to the Special Issue
Purpose Research of employer policies and practices to manage and prevent disability spans many disciplines and perspectives, and there are many challenges related to stakeholder collabor...
-
Chapter
Conceptual, Methodological, and Measurement Challenges in Addressing Return to Work in Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Traditionally, the problem of return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders has been viewed primarily from a biomedical or biomechanical/ergonomic perspective. Research on the outcome of treatment, ...
-
Chapter
Towards an Approach to Return to Work Interventions in Musculoskeletal Disorders
In the companion paper (Main and Shaw 2015 in this Handbook) the conceptual, methodological, and measurement challenges influencing return to work (RTW) were addressed. This chapter begins with consideration o...
-
Article
Open AccessImplementing the NICE osteoarthritis guidelines: a mixed methods study and cluster randomised trial of a model osteoarthritis consultation in primary care - the Management of OsteoArthritis In Consultations (MOSAICS) study protocol
There is as yet no evidence on the feasibility of implementing recommendations from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines in primary care, or of the effect ...
-
Reference Work Entry In depth
Yellow Flags
-
Reference Work Entry In depth
Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation
-
Article
Open AccessThe cost effectiveness of NHS physiotherapy support for occupational health (OH) services
Musculoskeletal pain is detrimental to quality of life (QOL) and disruptive to activities of daily living. It also places a major economic burden on healthcare systems and wider society. In 2006, the Welsh Ass...
-
Article
Challenges to Remaining at Work with Common Health Problems: What Helps and What Influence Do Organisational Policies Have?
Introduction: Common health problems have a significant impact on work productivity (presenteeism), and sickness absence. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes and beliefs of...
-
Article
What Happens to Work if you’re Unwell? Beliefs and Attitudes of Managers and Employees With Musculoskeletal Pain in a Public Sector Setting
Introduction: Musculoskeletal complaints can impact on work in terms of productivity, sickness absence and long term incapacity for work. While employee attitudes and knowledge can drive absenteeism and presentee...
-
Article
Early Patient Screening and Intervention to Address Individual-Level Occupational Factors (“Blue Flags”) in Back Disability
Objective To develop a consensus plan for research and practice to encourage routine clinician screening of occupational factors associated with long-term back disability. Methods A 3-day...
-
Article
Open AccessA randomised clinical trial of subgrou** and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol
Back pain is a major health problem and many sufferers develop persistent symptoms. Detecting relevant subgroups of patients with non-specific low back pain has been highlighted as a priority area for research...
-
Article
An Examination of the Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Feelings of Stigmatization Questionnaire
As the experience of stigma and its psychological dimensions require careful measurement, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Feelings of Stigmatiza...
-
Reference Work Entry In depth
Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation
-
Reference Work Entry In depth
Yellow Flags
