Early Occupational Health Management of Patients with Back Pain

Verbeek, Jos; Weide, W. E. van der; Dijk, Frank Jh van

doi:10.1097/00007632-200209010-00006

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“…The RTW case managers serve a range of duties in occupational rehabilitation, which include the following: (1) initial assessment of physical and functional rehabilitation, capability of the worker related to accommodations in the equipment and work environment; (2) job analysis and advice pertaining to job modifications; (3) further occupational rehabilitation counseling and job skill retraining; and (4) post-RTW monitoring and coordination [4]. The strategies directed at shortening sick leave and improving RTW successes have been examined and some have been verified via intensive multidisciplinary programs [8][9][10][11][12]. A clinical randomized trial on RTW of workers with musculoskeletal injuries showed that intensive training on work readiness significantly improved their preparedness to work, improved their own perceptions of health status, and decreased their level of anxiety [13].…”

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Prediction of Return to Work Outcomes Under an Injured Worker Case Management Program

WenMing¹,

Tang

Luo

et al. 2011

J Occup Rehabil

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Prediction of Return to Work Outcomes Under an Injured Worker Case Management Program

WenMing¹,

Tang

Luo

et al. 2011

J Occup Rehabil

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“…However, previous attempts to reduce absence due to LBP in occupational settings do not show any consistent positive effects, or any remarkable effect size. 'Back schools', lumbar supports, ergonomic interventions and risk factor modification have not yet demonstrated their effectiveness [3][4][5][6]. There is consensus that exercise is beneficial, but the effect size appears to be moderate [1,5,7].…”

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Peer support in an occupational setting preventing LBP-related sick leave

Werner

Lærum²,

Wormgoor³

et al. 2007

Occupational Medicine

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Background Low back pain (LBP) is among the most frequent causes of sickness absence in Norway, and it is thought that it could be reduced by 30-50% if present day knowledge was implemented in the workplace. Evidence-based interventions in occupational settings to prevent sickness absence are still lacking. AimTo evaluate whether peer support would be able to modify general beliefs about LBP, pain experiences, health care utilization and sickness absence due to back pain. MethodsIn addition to a media campaign in two Norwegian counties in 2002-05, aiming at improving beliefs about LBP in the general public, the 'Active Back' project trained a peer adviser in six participating workplaces. The task of this peer adviser was to provide information aimed at reducing fear of the pain, supportive advice and arrange for modifications of workloads, etc., for a limited period of time. ResultsThe prevalence of back pain remained constant throughout the study period, but self-reported intensity of LBP decreased at the end. There was a small decline in use of health care professionals and significant improvements in beliefs, in line with the messages of the campaign. Total sickness absence decreased by 27% and the LBP-related sickness absence by 49%. ConclusionThe combination of peer support and modified workload seemed to have additional effects to the general media campaign, and resulted in decline in sickness absence and improvements in beliefs about back pain.

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“…Many studies have used the insurer-reported days absent as a readily available outcome measure [Dasinger et al, , 2000Krause et al, 1999;Fulton-Kehoe et al, 2000;Murphy and Courtney, 2000;Krause et al, 2001;Reville et al, 2001;Verbeek et al, 2002;Hogg-Johnson and Cole, 2003]. Although the administrative data are less expensive to collect, compared to self-reported days absent, questions exist as to the accuracy, cost, and utility of both measures Amick et al, 2000;Young et al, 2002;Wasiak et al, 2003].…”

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