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Temporary Disability Pension, RTW-Intentions, and RTW-Behavior: Expectations and Experiences of Disability Pensioners over 17 Months [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Purpose: Individuals receiving a temporary disability pension (TDP) should get the opportunity to return to work (RTW). The current study aims to determine the factors contributing to RTW. Methods: 453 individuals on TDP were interviewed at three measurement points (T1, T2 = T1 + approximately 7 months, T3 = T1 + approximately 17 months).
Sonia Lippke, Natalie Schüz, Elisabeth Zschucke   +2 more
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Higher job exposures are associated with reduced return-to-work two years after rehabilitation in a nationwide cohort study based on German Pension Insurance data [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Return-to-work (RTW) after medical rehabilitation is an important indicator of post-rehabilitation labour market participation, yet evidence on its association with occupation-based job exposure over longer follow-up periods remains limited.
Martin Brünger, Paul Gellert
doaj   +2 more sources

Return-to-Work After Carpal Tunnel Release Across Surgical Techniques: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Medicina
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common upper-limb entrapment neuropathy and remains a major contributor of work-related disability. While Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) reliably improves symptoms, functional recovery is less consistently reported ...
Christian A. Lobos, Kyle Wilcox, Thomaz De Campos Silva, Shea Wilcox   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Are return to work beliefs, psychological well-being and perceived health related to return-to-work intentions among women on long-term sick leave for common mental disorders? A cross-sectional study based on the theory of planned behaviour

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Long-term sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs) is a great burden in society today, especially among women. A strong intention to return to work (RTW) as well as symptom relief may facilitate RTW in this group.
Åsa Hedlund, Marja-Leena Kristofferzon, Eva Boman, Annika Nilsson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying return to work trajectories among employees on sick leave due to mental health problems using latent class transition analysis

BMJ Open, 2020
ObjectivesTo develop effective return to work (RTW) interventions for employees on sick leave due to mental health problems (MHPs), a better understanding of individual variation in the RTW process is needed. We investigated which RTW trajectories can be
Iris Arends, Maitta Spronken, Evelien P M Brouwers, Jeroen K Vermunt, Wido G M Oerlemans, Jac J L van der Klink, Margot C W Joosen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing return to work after surgery for ulnar nerve compression at the elbow

Scientific Reports, 2022
Ulnar nerve compression at the elbow (UNE) frequently affects people of working age. Surgically treated patients may not immediately return to work (RTW) postoperatively. In 2008, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency reformed the national insurance policy.
Alice Giöstad, Malin Zimmerman, Ilka Anker, Erik Dahlin, Lars B. Dahlin, Erika Nyman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Return to work among elderly patients with acquired brain injuries

Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, 2022
Objectives: Generally, it is difficult for elderly patients with acquired brain injuries (ABI) to return to work (RTW). To assess whether elderly patients with ABI can return to their workplace, like working-age patients, we investigated medical and ...
Takeru Umemura, Kenji Hachisuka, Satoru Saeki, Junkoh Yamamoto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rate of return to work in patients with stroke under the health and employment support program of Rosai hospitals in Japan

Scientific Reports, 2023
To facilitate return to work (RTW) in patients with stroke, a health and employment support (HES) program was started at Rosai hospitals in Japan. This study aimed to determine the rate of RTW in patients with stroke under this support program.
Takeru Umemura, Kenji Hachisuka, Satoru Saeki, Shigeru Nishizawa, Junkoh Yamamoto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining what constitutes an effective psychosocial ‘return to work’ intervention: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Purpose Work can offer a myriad of social and health benefits. Long-term sick leave can be detrimental to employers, individuals, families, and societies.
Anthony Venning, Tassia K. Oswald, Jeremy Stevenson, Nicci Tepper, Leva Azadi, Sharon Lawn, Paula Redpath   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Return to work for survivors of head and neck cancer: an Australian perspective

Cancer Survivorship Research & Care, 2023
Survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC) are less likely to return to work (RTW) post-treatment than other cancer survivors and to experience the benefits that RTW brings. Factors influencing RTW for Australian survivors of HNC are inadequately documented.
E. Matthews, L. McDowell, G. K. B. Halkett, M. O’Connor, C. Gibson, D. M. Sheppard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source