Work Factors Related to Psychological and Health-Related Distress Among Employees with Chronic Illnesses
Journal of Occupational RehabilitationPublished 27 February 2007Open access
Fehmidah Munir, Joanna Yarker, Cheryl Haslam, Helen Long, Stavroula Leka, Amanda Griffiths
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To enable individuals to effectively manage both their illness and their work without serious repercussions, it is important for both healthcare professionals and employers alike to improve the well-being of workers with chronic illness by supporting and facilitating their efforts to over-come health-related limitations at work.
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To enable individuals to effectively manage both their illness and their work without serious repercussions, it is important for both healthcare professionals and employers alike, to improve the well-being of workers with chronic illness by supporting and facilitating their efforts to over-come health-related limitations at work.
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