Chapter
Predicting Return to Work for Workers with Low-Back Pain
Abstract
Scientists at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) investigated the idea of predicting return to work (RTW) for workers with low-back pain (LBP). The objective of this study was to assess the evidence on factors from different domains that predict the duration of sick leave in workers in the beginning of a LBP-related sick leave episode. A systematic review was done in which the IWH scientists identified the studies that looked at prognostic …
Authors
Steenstra IA; Busse JW; Hogg-Johnson S
Book title
Handbook of Work Disability
Pagination
pp. 255-266
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-6214-9_16