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Krause, Niklas; Dasinger, Lisa K.; Neuhauser, Frank W.

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“…The importance of applying RTW interventions closely linked to a workplace has been emphasized by several authors (38,39). In addition, RTW interventions focusing on consensus-based work-related adaptations, eg, a change in working hours or work design, with active involvement of important stakeholders can reduce work disability duration and associated costs (39,40).…”

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Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders

Vermeulen¹,

Heijmans²,

Anema³

et al. 2012

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders by Vermeulen SJ, Heymans MW, Anema JR, Schellart AJM, van Mechelen W, van der Beek AJThe new participatory return-to-work program for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers, sick-listed due to MSD, was more costly than usual care, but enhanced work resumption and generated a net economic benefit for society due to productivity gain. Shared investments by government and employers are needed to enhance labor force participation of vulnerable working populations. Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013;39(1):46-56. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3314 Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness, -utility, and -benefit of a newly developed participatory return-to-work (RTW) program for temporary agency and unemployed workers, sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders. AffiliationMethods An economic evaluation was conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up. Temporary agency and unemployed workers, sick-listed for 2-8 weeks due to musculoskeletal disorders, were randomized to the participatory RTW program (N=79) or usual care group (N=84). The new RTW program was aimed at making a consensus-based RTW action plan with the possibility of a temporary (therapeutic) workplace. Effect outcomes were sustainable RTW and quality-adjusted life years (QALY). Healthcare utilization was measured from the social insurer's perspective and societal perspective. . The cost-effectiveness analyses showed that the new intervention was more effective but also more costly than usual care (ie, to gain RTW one day earlier in the participatory RTW program group, approximately 80 euros needed to be invested). The net societal benefit of the participatory RTW program compared to care-as-usual was 2073 euros per worker. ConclusionsThe newly developed participatory RTW program was more effective but also more costly than usual care. The program enhanced work resumption and generated a net socioeconomic benefit. Hence, implementation of the participatory RTW program may have potential to achieve a sustainable contribution of vulnerable workers to the labor force.

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Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders

Vermeulen¹,

Heijmans²,

Anema³

et al. 2012

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Involving workplace stakeholders gives rehabilitation and occupational health professionals the opportunity to gauge if rehabilitation can be facilitated by getting the worker back to work though she or he is still unable to perform full job duties. If she or he has returned to work, working hours and tasks can be increased gradually until the worker is again able to cope with regular and full demands (18). This strategy is called therapeutic work resumption, graded work exposure or graded RTW (GRTW).…”

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“…Anema and colleagues (22) reported that therapeutic work resumption was a significant predictor for sustainable RTW in a six-nation cohort study of back-pain patients on long-term sick leave. Moreover, a systematic review by Krause and colleagues at the end of the 1990s summarized that graded work exposure increased work participation and reduced the number of lost working days (18). This conclusion was, however, mostly based on observational studies.…”

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Effects of graded return-to-work: a propensity-score-matched analysis

Bethge

2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Effects of graded return-to-work: a propensity-score-matched analysis by Bethge M Graded return-to-work after a clinical rehabilitation program reduced the risk of permanent work disability and the duration of welfare benefits while increasing work participation. Our finding from a propensity-score-matched analysis of a large German cohort supports recent evidence indicating that workplace involvement is a promising strategy to reduce societal costs due to work disability benefits. 273Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016;42(4):273-279. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3562 Effects of graded return-to-work: a propensity-score-matched analysis Objectives Graded work exposure is deemed to have a therapeutic effect. In Germany, graded return-to-work (GRTW) is therefore frequently used following a rehabilitation program if workers are still unable to perform full job duties. The aim of the analyses was to determine long-term effects on disability pension and regular employment.Methods Analyses were performed with longitudinal administrative data. Patients aged 18-60 years who attended an orthopedic, cardiac, oncological, or psychosomatic rehabilitation between January and June 2007 were eligible to participate in a GRTW scheme. The effects of GRTW were analyzed by a propensity-score-matched comparison of patients with and without GRTW. Outcomes were disability pension rates, regular income, and the duration of receiving welfare benefits due to sickness absence and unemployment up to the end of 2009. ResultsThe propensity-score-matched sample comprised 1875 patients on GRTW and 1875 matched controls not undergoing GRTW. The probability of a disability pension was decreased by about 40% among GRTW patients [5.4% versus 8.6%; hazard rate ratio (HR) 0.62, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.49-0.80]. The three-year income (2007)(2008)(2009)) was €12 920 higher (95% CI €10 054-15 786) in the GRTW group. The duration of receiving welfare benefits due to sickness absence and unemployment was significantly reduced.Conclusions Graded work exposure supports labor participation and reduces the risk of permanent work disability.

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“…Light duty positions are paid work and are performed in a competitive work environment. They range from adaptations of a worker's preinjury job to working in an entirely different job at the same or a different company; such measures can be either preexisting or specially created for the disabled worker (Krause, Dasinger, & Neuhauser, 1998). Limited duty work, however, is any job that is appropriate to an injured worker's skills, interests, and capabilities.…”

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Use of Job-Specific Functional Capacity Evaluation to Predict the Return to Work of Patients With a Distal Radius Fracture

Cheng

Cheng²

2011

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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OBJECTIVE. We examined the predictive validity of a job-specific functional capacity evaluation (FCE) in relation to the return to work of patients with a distal radius fracture.METHOD. Return-to-work recommendations for 194 participants with a distal radius fracture were based on FCE performance. Three months after the evaluation, participants were contacted to ascertain their employment status to examine the predictive validity of each FCE-based rating.

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Cited by 302 publications

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Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders

Economic evaluation of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders

Effects of graded return-to-work: a propensity-score-matched analysis

Use of Job-Specific Functional Capacity Evaluation to Predict the Return to Work of Patients With a Distal Radius Fracture

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