Journal article
Occupational Physicians’ Reasoning about Recommending Early Return to Work with Work Modifications
Abstract
Previous research indicates that work modifications can effectively enhance return to work (RTW) at an early stage of work disability. We aimed to examine how occupational physicians (OPs) reason about recommending early return to work (RTW) with work modifications. Pre-defined propositions regarding the use of work modifications in promoting early RTW were discussed in four focus groups with altogether 11 Finnish OPs. Discussions were audio …
Authors
Horppu R; Martimo K-P; Viikari-Juntura E; Lallukka T; MacEachen E
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 7,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0158588
ISSN
1932-6203