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Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences
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BACKGROUND: Many people with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain (CMP) have decreased work ability. The majority, however, stays at work despite their pain. Knowledge about workers who stay at work despite chronic pain is limited, narrowing our views on work participation. The aim of this study was to explore why people with CMP stay at work despite pain (motivators) and how they manage to maintain working (success factors). METHODS: A semi-structured interview was conducted among 21 subjects who stay at work despite CMP. Participants were included through purposeful sampling. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and imported into computer software Atlas.ti. Data was analyzed by means of thematic analysis. The interviews consisted of open questions such as: "Why are you working with pain?" or "How do you manage working while having pain?" RESULTS: A total of 16 motivators and 52 success factors emerged in the interviews. Motivators were categorized into four themes: work as value, work as therapy, work as income generator, and work as responsibility. Success factors were categorized into five themes: personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs. CONCLUSIONS: Personal characteristics, well-developed self-management skills, and motivation to work may be considered to be important success factors and prerequisites for staying at work, resulting in behaviors promoting staying at work such as: raising adjustment latitude, changing pain-coping strategies, organizing modifications and conditions at work, finding access to healthcare services, and asking for support. Motivators and success factors for staying at work may be used for interventions in rehabilitation and occupational medicine, to prevent absenteeism, or to promote a sustainable return to work. This qualitative study has evoked new hypotheses about staying at work; quantitative studies on staying at work are needed to obtain further evidence.
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This qualitative study explored why workers with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain (CMP) stay at work despite pain and how they manage to do so. It identified 16 motivators and 52 success factors, organized into four motivator themes and five success-factor themes.
Key findings
- Among 21 workers with CMP (9 male, 12 female), interviews yielded 16 motivators grouped as work as value, work as therapy, work as income generator, and work as responsibility.
- Interviews also yielded 52 success factors grouped as personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs.
- Participants had mean current pain intensity 4.5 (SD 1.9) and average pain 5.3 (SD 1.7) on an 11-point NRS; mean Pain Disability Index was 20.3 (SD 8.2), and mean occupational PDI was 3.7 (SD 1.5).
- Most participants had pain for more than 5 years (18/21, 86%) and no work absence due to CMP in the previous year (17/21, 81%).
Methods
- Individual semi-structured interviews lasting 45–90 minutes were conducted with 21 participants with CMP, recruited by purposeful sampling from the “Working with Pain” study; inclusion required CMP >6 months, age 20–60, employment ≥20 hours/week for 12 months prior, and CMP-related absence ≤5% of potential working hours.
- Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, imported into Atlas.ti, and analyzed using thematic analysis guided by the questions “why” and “how”; coding was done independently by the first and second authors, with consultation and peer debriefing.
- Data collection continued until saturation, which was reached after 21 participants; pain intensity was measured with an 11-point numeric rating scale and disability with the Pain Disability Index.
Limitations
- Stated by the authors: no participants aged 20–30 were included, and most had pain for more than 5 years, so conclusions may be less generalizable to younger people or those with a shorter pain history.
- Stated by the authors: the Dutch social security system is relatively generous, so generalization to countries with less generous systems is uncertain; participants were selected because they stayed at work despite CMP, and their mean occupational PDI was 3.7, so results cannot simply be generalized to return-to-work populations, and comparison with workers who did not stay at work would have strengthened the results.
- Evident from the text: recruitment through newspaper and patient-association announcements may have selected a self-motivated sample, and the qualitative cross-sectional design cannot establish causal relationships.
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“Other studies show that modifications at work for employees with work disabilities lower the levels of absenteeism [44,45].”
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- Supportedcites [44] Krause N, Frank JW, Dasinger LK, Sullivan TJ, Sinclair SJ: Determinants of duration of disability and return-to-work after work-related injury and illness: challenges for future research. Am J Ind Med. 2001, 40: 464-484. 10.1002/ajim.1116. source
The Variable Effect on Work Disability section lists modified-work programs as shortening work disability and says workplace modifications and accommodations help reduce it. In the paper’s return-to-work context, shorter disability duration supports the paraphrase that these modifications reduce time absent from work. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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“Diminished capacity for spare time activities such as sports, gardening, or social events was one.”
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“A few participants said their threshold of pain diminished as the pain lasted longer.”
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“Participants who stay at work with pain placed a high value on working.”
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“For most participants a secure income appeared to be a strong motivator to stay at work with CMP.”
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“But there were perceived negative consequences of staying at work despite pain.”
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“A large majority of the participants mentioned adjustment latitude as a powerful success factor for SAW.”
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“Work distracted from the pain.”
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“Sick leave has been linked to motivation [26,27,29,42,50,51], to stress and coping [25,52], to the balance between work demands and capacity [28,31], to adaptation [30], or to a combination of these [32].”
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Berglind H, Gerner U: Motivation and return to work among the long-term sicklisted: an action theory perspective. Disabil Rehabil. 2002, 24: 719-726. 10.1080/09638280210124301. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Nicholson N: Absence Behaviour and Attendance Motivation: a Conceptual Synthesis. JMS. 1977, 14: 231-252.
- Not checked yetcites [42] Johansson G, Lundberg I: Adjustment latitude and attendance requirements as determinants of sickness absence or attendance. Empirical tests of the illness flexibility model. Soc Sci Med. 2004, 58: 1857-1868. 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00407-6. source
- Not checked yetcites [50] Rhodes S, Steers R: A systematic approach to diagnosing employee absenteeism. Employee Relations. 1993, 3: 17-22. source
- Supportedcites [51] Thulesius HO, Grahn BE: Reincentivizing--a new theory of work and work absence. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007, 7: 100-10.1186/1472-6963-7-100. source
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- Not checked yetcites [25] Antonovsky A: Health, Stress, and Coping: new perspectives on mental and physical health. 1979, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Not checked yetcites [52] French JR, Caplan RD: Organizational stress and individual strain. The failure of success. Edited by: Marrow AJ. 1972, New York: Amacon, 31-66.
- Not checked yetcites [28] Karasek RA: Job Demands, Job Decision Latitude, and Mental Strain - Implications for Job Redesign. Adm Sci Q. 1979, 24: 285-308. 10.2307/2392498. source
- Not checked yetcites [31] van Dijk FJH, Dormolen M, Kompier MAJ, Meijman TF: Re-evaluation of the model work demands-capacity (in Dutch). Tijdschrift voor Sociale Gezondheidszorg. 1990, 68: 3-10.
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“Participants stated that SAW had both positive and negative consequences.”
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“Many participants experienced their work as being a place for healing and recovering. They indicated that work increased their mental and physical well-being.”
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“Remaining active was experienced as promoting coping style for SAW by most of the participants, preventing deconditioning.”
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“Other participants avoided provocative movements, carefully taking notice of the pain and understanding the heightening pain level as a signal to stop overworking themselves.”
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“A negative effect on one's private life and decreased quality of work was another.”
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“It appeared that modifications at work enabled workers with CMP to stay at work, and that these modifications were made at different levels: by changing jobs, by retraining to fulfill alternative tasks, and by organizing their work in terms of flexible working hours, more flexible work, adjusted work, short-time working, ergonomic adjustments, or having a more suitable work content.”
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“Most participants had strong feelings of responsibility and kept on working despite pain.”
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“Although some participants indicated that they were disappointed in healthcare, others stated that healthcare services helped them to stay at work.”
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“Being communicative, assertive, or self-confident helped participants to ask for support, to set their limits, to balance load and capacity, to communicate their needs to the employer, and to initiate work modifications.”
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“Being at work generated social contacts; it may prevent feelings of loneliness.”
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“Support from others was often mentioned as a success factor for SAW, for instance, with the spouse or children taking over housework, the extended family helping with the babysitting, and the manager or the employer allowing flexible working hours.”
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“Most motivators for SAW were labeled as positive (Figure 1), and were seen as stimulants for participants to stay at work.”
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“Participants reported a variety of styles in coping with pain: some promoting and others hindering SAW.”
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“In their work, participants found recognition and approval, self-realization, and self-respect.”
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“Most participants were able to answer this question, revealing their personal success factor in the process:”
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“Most participants evaluated their threshold of pain as above average, which enabled them to act despite pain.”
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“Reassuring advice by physicians to keep exercising despite pain, manual therapy or physiotherapy, and rehabilitation therapy all made it easier for participants to stay at work.”
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“A total of 16 motivators and 52 success factors emerged in the interviews.”
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“A total of four themes of motivators (work as value, work as therapy, work as income generator and work as responsibility) and five themes of success factors (personal characteristics, adjustment latitude, coping with pain, use of healthcare services, and pain beliefs) were recorded in the interviews.”
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“Apparently, their pain did not lead to strong disability; the score on the occupational parameter of the PDI was on average 3.7 (scale 0-10), indicating an almost moderate level of occupational disability.”
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“Participants had taken upon themselves the responsibility to change and had taken chances at the appropriate moment.”
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“Most participants appeared to self-manage their challenges, take responsibility for themselves, and scored high on self-efficacy, although this did not always mean that they had been acting entirely on their own.”
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“Our results indicate that a variety of factors are relevant for SAW, which is in accordance with the disability prevention management model of Loisel and colleagues [32].”
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- Not checked yetcites [32] Loisel P, Durand MJ, Berthelette D, Vezina N, Baril R, Gagnon D, Lariviere C, Tremblay C: Disability prevention - New paradigm for the management of occupational back pain. Disease Management & Health Outcomes. 2001, 9: 351-360. 10.2165/00115677-200109070-00001. source
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“Those behaviors promoting SAW were: increasing adjustment latitude, improving coping strategies, organizing work modifications, making use of healthcare services, and asking for support.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Conclusions
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“The influence of CMP on the degree of employee absenteeism and disability allowances is high [1-3].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Andersson GBJ: Epidemiological features of chronic low-back pain. Lancet. 1999, 354: 581-585. 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01312-4. source
- Not checked yetcites [2] Bloch FS, Prins R: Social security, work incapacity, and reintegration. Who returns to work and why. A six country study on work incapacity & reintegration. Edited by: Bloch FS, Prins R. 2000, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 5: 9-25.
- Not checked yetcites [3] Picavet HS, Schouten JS: Musculoskeletal pain in the Netherlands: prevalences, consequences and risk groups, the DMC(3)-study. Pain. 2003, 102: 167-178. 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00372-x. source
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“A purposeful sampling strategy was used to ensure that the sample consisted of a rich mixture of different perspectives according to gender, age, social background, and occupation [13].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Subjects
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Malterud K: Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and guidelines. Lancet. 2001, 358: 483-488. 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05627-6. source
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“Other authors agree that further exploration into this underreported and unknown group is needed [11,12].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [11] Engstrom LG, Janson S: Predictors of work presence--sickness absence in a salutogenic perspective. Work. 2009, 33: 287-295. source
- Not checked yetcites [12] Turk DC, Okifuji A: Psychological factors in chronic pain: evolution and revolution. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002, 70: 678-690. source
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“This is not unique for CMP, for in cases of chronic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, or COPD and asthma, most people also stay at work [7,8].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Backman CL: Employment and work disability in rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2004, 16: 148-152. 10.1097/00002281-200403000-00014. source
- Not checked yetcites [8] Varekamp I, Verbeek JH, van Dijk FJ: How can we help employees with chronic diseases to stay at work? A review of interventions aimed at job retention and based on an empowerment perspective. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2006, 80: 87-97. 10.1007/s00420-006-0112-9. source
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“Validity and utility of the 11-point NRS is sufficient and it is responsive to changes in individuals [20-22].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Subjects
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [20] Jensen MP, Karoly P, Braver S: The Measurement of Clinical Pain Intensity - a Comparison of 6 Methods. Pain. 1986, 27: 117-126. 10.1016/0304-3959(86)90228-9. source
- Not checked yetcites [21] Farrar JT, Young JP, LaMoreaux L, Werth JL, Poole RM: Clinical importance of changes in chronic pain intensity measured on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale. Pain. 2001, 94: 149-158. 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00349-9. source
- Not checked yetcites [22] Childs JD, Piva SR, Fritz JM: Responsiveness of the numeric pain rating scale in patients with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005, 30: 1331-1334. 10.1097/01.brs.0000164099.92112.29. source
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“Topics of relevance were developed at an expert meeting attended by occupational, rehabilitation, and insurance physicians; a healthcare psychologist; an expert on labor; and a patient representative.”
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“These topics were tested in a trial by way of seven interviews, after which the interview guide was altered slightly, and some new topics were added (Additional file 1: Questions 4, 17, 18, 20, and 29).”
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“The background of the second author, who had a great deal of experience in work and health research, was complementary to the knowledge of the first author. This gave us the opportunity to analyze the data from different perspectives.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Measures for validity
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“Feeling the desire to stay at work may be recognized as being an important success factor and a prerequisite for SAW despite pain.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Why
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“Agreement was reached on the naming and defining of the preliminary emerged codes.”
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“The sample was considered saturated when no new themes emerged from the gathered data [34].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Data analysis
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Kuper A, Reeves S, Levinson W: An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research. BMJ. 2008, 337: a288-10.1136/bmj.a288. source
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“An experienced psychologist was consulted about the coding.”
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“In general, participants in our study felt the need to stay at work, which seemed to encourage them to find ways to be able to stay at work.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Why
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“Peer debriefing, audit trail, and verbatim quotes were used to ensure that participants' personal perceptions were analyzed, and not the personal beliefs of the investigators [33].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Data analysis
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- Not checked yetcites [33] Giacomini MK, Cook DJ: Users' guides to the medical literature: XXIII. Qualitative research in health care A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA. 2000, 284: 357-362. 10.1001/jama.284.3.357. source
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“To avoid this risk, feedback on objectivity was given by an experienced psychologist during three pilot interviews, conducted independently from the study sample.”
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“At first, the transcribed interviews were read and open-coded by the first and second author, independently.”
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“Anonymity, confidentiality, and the right to withdraw from the study at all times were guaranteed.”
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“For that reason, no explicit theoretical framework was used in the construction of the interview so as to enable participants to speak for themselves without theoretical constraints imposed by the interviewer and also to set no limitations on the interviewer's mindset.”
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“Linton and Buer have suggested enlisting the help of workers who managed to successfully cope with CMP to”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > How
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [37] Linton SJ, Buer N: Working despite pain: Factors associated with work attendance versus dysfunction. Int J Behav Med. 1995, 2: 252-262. 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0203_4. source
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“Reliability and validity of the PDI are supported by the literature [24].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Subjects
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [24] Tait RC, Chibnall JT, Krause S: The Pain Disability Index: psychometric properties. Pain. 1990, 40: 171-182. 10.1016/0304-3959(90)90068-O. source
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“The analyses were completed by the interviewer in close collaboration with the second author (SB).”
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“In a further attempt to minimize the risk of observer bias, the interviews were also analyzed by the second author.”
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“Contrary to what was investigated in our study, workers who were not able to stay at work may have other motives in life, overpowering the motivation to stay working [27,29].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Why
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [27] Berglind H, Gerner U: Motivation and return to work among the long-term sicklisted: an action theory perspective. Disabil Rehabil. 2002, 24: 719-726. 10.1080/09638280210124301. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Nicholson N: Absence Behaviour and Attendance Motivation: a Conceptual Synthesis. JMS. 1977, 14: 231-252.
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“All participants signed an informed consent form.”
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“The transcribed text was verified and corrected by the interviewer.”
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“The interview guide guaranteed that no information was overlooked, whereas the semi-structured format also made allowances for spontaneous interaction.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > The interview
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“The first author, who did the interviews, has worked in a rehabilitation clinic for 12 years, and so was familiar with the phenomenon of chronic pain management. This experience made communication with the participants easier.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Methods > Measures for validity
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“It is obvious, however, that many success factors identified in our study can be put into practice by the workers themselves; yet sometimes people need help in finding alternative behaviors in order to stay working.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Why
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“Data were analyzed continuously until the point of saturation was reached.”
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“People without the appropriate motivation or personal characteristics for promoting coping are bound to have more difficulties finding or developing strategies promoting RTW or SAW.”
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“The study was judged and approved by the Medical Ethical Committee of the University Medical Center of Groningen.”
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“Strategies and competency leading to SAW can be trained or taught.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Why
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“The strength of our study is that it offers an overview of many motivators and success factors for SAW as experienced by participants with CMP.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Strengths and limitations of the study
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“These behaviors are modifiable and can be influenced by the workers themselves.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Conclusions
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“Since workers aged over 45 years more frequently call in sick, our sample still seems to be representative [3,58].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Strengths and limitations of the study
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [3] Picavet HS, Schouten JS: Musculoskeletal pain in the Netherlands: prevalences, consequences and risk groups, the DMC(3)-study. Pain. 2003, 102: 167-178. 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00372-x. source
- Not checked yetcites [58] Broersen JP, de Zwart BC, van Dijk FJ, Meijman TF, van Veldhoven M: Health complaints and working conditions experienced in relation to work and age. Occup Environ Med. 1996, 53: 51-57. 10.1136/oem.53.1.51. source
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“It is difficult to fit all self-experienced determinants for SAW retrieved in our study into one of these models, although models which stress the multi-causality of work participation seem to be the most suitable.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > How
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“The themes of motivation”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > How
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- Not checked yetcites [42] Johansson G, Lundberg I: Adjustment latitude and attendance requirements as determinants of sickness absence or attendance. Empirical tests of the illness flexibility model. Soc Sci Med. 2004, 58: 1857-1868. 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00407-6. source
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“Attention was paid to credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability [33,57].”
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“A comparison with workers who were not able to stay at work would have lent more weight to the results.”
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“It appeared, however, that these successful workers only had a few suggestions and often were not fully aware of their own coping strategies [37].”
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“Whether generalization of these results to countries with less generous social security systems is possible is uncertain: the relative weight of financial incentives may be stronger.”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > Strengths and limitations of the study
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“Recent studies indicate that in addition to workers' personal factors (workers' characteristics, health, and medical care), environmental factors such as job characteristics, work modifications, involved stakeholders, and the compensation system are of upmost importance for SAW and RTW [54-56].”
§ Staying at work with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative study of workers' experiences > Discussion > How
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“Many workers were ready to accept the idea that the pain might never disappear and they were willing to learn how to deal with this reality [49].”
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“In present-day pain management programs, pain acceptance is increasingly achieved by paying less attention to the pain by focusing on themes that are really important in life [47,48].”
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Knowledge about workers who stay at work despite chronic pain is limited.
“Knowledge about workers who stay at work despite chronic pain is limited, narrowing our views on work participation.”
“Understanding workers who stay at work despite pain is limited.”
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A qualitative study of SAW in working men and women with CMP is not yet available.
“However, a qualitative study of SAW in working men and women with CMP is not yet available.”
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Each explanatory model of sick leave and work attendance has shortcomings.
“Each model seems to have shortcomings.”
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The Dutch social security system is relatively generous.
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Workers who stay at work despite chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain are a successful group.
“Because of the aim of our study, which was to learn from a successful group of workers, we selected workers who worked despite CMP.”
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“Employment is associated with both economical and psychological well-being for patients with chronic pain.28–32”
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“| Pain intensity NRS average b | 5.3 (1.7) | | | | 1-4 | | 2 | 10 | | 5-7 | | 12 | 57 | | 8-10 | | 7 | 33 |”
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“[16], our study included a broader population regarding work status as the participants were both working and on sick leave.”
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“[6] described loyalty to co-workers as a potential motivator for staying at work despite pain and described how being able to fulfil a position added to workers’ self-respect.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- de Vries, H. J., Brouwer, S., Groothoff, J. W., Geertzen, J. H., & Reneman, M. F.
- Affiliations
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Venue
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2011-06-03
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 126-126
- ISSN
- 1471-2474 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3121659
- OpenAlex
- W2022479636
- Semantic Scholar
- c353fa2ec1746815f4f9b6f47a4be3ebb5bcf16a
- Cited by
- 123
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Instituut Gak
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- work participation, return to work, employee motivation, pain coping, self-management, pain beliefs, health care utilization, work modification, absenteeism prevention, occupational medicine
- MeSH terms
- Absenteeism, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Chronic Disease, Employment, Female, Humans, Income, Interviews as Topic, Job Satisfaction, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Netherlands, Pain, Social Desirability, Social Responsibility, Health Behavior, Occupational Health, Pain Threshold, Qualitative Research, Young Adult, Pain Management
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