How Well Do Return-to-work Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions Address the Multicausality of Work Disability?
Journal of Occupational RehabilitationPublished 7 April 2008
Catherine Briand, Marie‐José Durand, Louise St-Arnaud, Marc Corbière
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A descriptive content analysis of return-to-work interventions delivered to workers with MSKD which consider this global perspective and which are found to be effective in systematic reviews of the literature are presented.
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Interventions which involve the work environment and concerted action by the various partners seem to require the most investment in terms of energy. The establishment of common principles and shared values regarding work rehabilitation as well as less divided mechanisms for action among the various partners should be considered.
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