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Workplace involvement improves return to work rates among employees with back pain on long-term sick leave: a systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions

Carroll, Christopher, Rick, Jo, Pilgrim, Hazel, Cameron, Jackie, Hillage, Jim·2010·Disability and Rehabilitation
DOI 10.3109/09638280903186301
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PURPOSE: Long-term sickness absence among workers is a major problem in industrialised countries. The aim of the review is to determine whether interventions involving the workplace are more effective and cost-effective at helping employees on sick leave return to work than those that do not involve the workplace at all. METHODS: A systematic review of controlled intervention studies and economic evaluations. Sixteen electronic databases and grey literature sources were searched, and reference and citation tracking was performed on included publications. A narrative synthesis was performed. RESULTS: Ten articles were found reporting nine trials from Europe and Canada, and four articles were found evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions. The population in eight trials suffered from back pain and related musculoskeletal conditions. Interventions involving employees, health practitioners and employers working together, to implement work modifications for the absentee, were more consistently effective than other interventions. Early intervention was also found to be effective. The majority of trials were of good or moderate quality. Economic evaluations indicated that interventions with a workplace component are likely to be more cost effective than those without. CONCLUSION: Stakeholder participation and work modification are more effective and cost effective at returning to work adults with musculoskeletal conditions than other workplace-linked interventions, including exercise.

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Authors
Carroll, C., Rick, J., Pilgrim, H., Cameron, J., & Hillage, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • University of Sussex (GB)
Corresponding author
Carroll, Christopher
ORCID
Venue
Disability and Rehabilitation
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-10-06
Volume
32
Issue
8
Pages
607-621
ISSN
  • 0963-8288 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5165
DOI
10.3109/09638280903186301
OpenAlex
W2002447441
Semantic Scholar
2d074862a8dd9b30f7a2c421958a5b7c0e23e201
Cited by
214
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Disability and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
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
return to work, long-term sick leave, back pain, musculoskeletal disorders, workplace interventions, work modification, cost-effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, early intervention, exercise intervention, sick leave
MeSH terms
Adult, Back Pain, Canada, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Europe, Humans, Ergonomics, Occupational Diseases, Workplace, Sick Leave

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