Back to Work: Predictors of Return to Work Among Patients With Back Disorders Certified As Sick

Reiso, Harald; Nygård, Jan F.; Jørgensen, Gudrun S; Holanger, Rune; Soldal, D.M.; Bruusgaard, Dag

doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000067089.83472.1f

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“…The same result was found earlier for Norwegian patients with back disorders who had been certified as sick (Reiso et al, 2003). The authors of that study suggested that work ability questions may be related more to function in a setting of sickness certification than a global quality of life question and therefore be more predictive.…”

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“…In addition, recent empirical studies have indicated the importance of patients' expectations of recovery as good predictors of return-to-work and rehabilitation independent of diagnosis and treatment (Ekbladh et al, 2004;. Studies in other disorders have also shown that a patient's own assessment of work ability (Reiso et al, 2003), expectation of job success (Ekbladh et al, 2004) and work recovery expectations (Hogg-Johnson and Cole, 2003;Nieuwenhuijsen et al, 2006;Turner et al, 2006) do predict return-to-work.…”

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Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients

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The extent to which self-assessed work ability collected during treatment can predict return-to-work in cancer patients is unknown. In this prospective study, we consecutively included employed cancer patients who underwent treatment with curative intent at 6 months following the first day of sick leave. Work ability data (scores 0 -10), clinical and sociodemographic data were collected at 6 months, while return-to-work was measured at 6, 12 and 18 months. Most of the 195 patients had been diagnosed with breast cancer (26%), cancer of the female genitals (22%) or genitourological cancer (22%). Mean current work ability scores improved significantly over time from 4.6 at 6 months to 6.3 and 6.7 at 12 and 18 months, respectively. Patients with haematological cancers and those who received chemotherapy showed the lowest work ability scores, while patients with cancer of urogenital tract or with gastrointestinal cancer had the highest scores. Work ability at 6 months strongly predicted return-to-work at 18 months, after correction for the influence of age and treatment (hazard ratio ¼ 1.37, CI 1.27 -1.48). We conclude that self-assessed work ability is an important factor in the return-to-work process of cancer patients independent of age and clinical factors.

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“…A well-established predictor of future health and return to work is the sick-listed person's own expectation of future return to work [11][12][13][14]. In a systematic review, Mondloch et al [15] found consistent associations between patients' recovery expectations and health outcomes.…”

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Is Mobility in the Labor Market a Solution to Sustainable Return to Work for Some Sick Listed Persons?

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Aim: The study aims to identify characteristics associated with long-term expectations of professional stability or mobility among recently sick-listed workers, and to study whether expectations of professional mobility and turnover intentions were associated with duration of sick leave. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on baseline measures in a prospective cohort study of patients who were granted sick leave due to musculoskeletal (

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“…Indeed, the information can be predictor of time until RTW in participants with LBP certified as sick who attend a back disorder outpatient clinic (Reiso, 2003). After 2 years the participants were invited to a new complete check.…”

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Return to Work and Painkiller Medication after Rehabilitation for Subacute Back Conditions—A 2-Year Follow-Up

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The study was aimed at evaluating the outcome after 2 years in a population of outpatients suffering from Low Back Pain (LBP) who were treated with a multi-disciplinary approach. The end-points were: 1) the rate of return to work (RTW); 2) the frequency of painkiller medication; 3) the frequency of unavoidable surgical operation; 4) the rate of relapses. Eighty consecutive subjects (75% women) were enrolled. They were referred by general physicians and completed the rehabilitation program at our centre. We followed an open, prospective design. The main results were: RTW: 92.5% positive cases; 7.5% failure. Job cohort settlement: 93.1% the same; 6.9% change. Time interval between discharge and RTW: 76.8% few days after discharge. Painkillers: At follow-up 46 participants (57.5%) could stop the medication. Surgical operations: At admission 39 participants presented with lumbar root involvement (48.7%). Only 4 of them had a surgical intervention (10.2%). In a third of cases of the all sample relapses did not occur. In conclusion, a multi-disciplinary model of intervention led to a high rate of RTW, a reduction of painkiller medication, a low rate of surgical interventions and of relapses as well. Further controlled studies are warranted for assessing the cost/benefit ratio. The clear prevalence of LBP in women recommends measures of preventing Medicine.

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Back to Work: Predictors of Return to Work Among Patients With Back Disorders Certified As Sick

Abstract: Information about the age of the patients, diagnoses, pain intensity, self-assessed work ability, and self-predicted absence status may be used as predictors of time until return to work in patients with back disorders certified as sick who attend a back disorder outpatient clinic.

Cited by 48 publications

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Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients

Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients

Is Mobility in the Labor Market a Solution to Sustainable Return to Work for Some Sick Listed Persons?

Return to Work and Painkiller Medication after Rehabilitation for Subacute Back Conditions—A 2-Year Follow-Up

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