Key term: return to work

Original article 2023;49(8):588-597   pdf
Impact of a Finnish reform adding new sickness absence checkpoints on rehabilitation and labor market outcomes: an interrupted time series analysis
Laaksonen M, Blomgren J, Rinne H, Perhoniemi R
 
Original article 2023;49(7):477-486   pdf
Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting
Aasdahl L, Standal MI, Hagen R, Solbjør M, Bagøien G, Fossen H, Foldal VS, Bjørngaard JH, Rysstad T, Grotle M, Johnsen R, Fors EA
 
Editorial 2023;49(3):165-169   pdf full text
Post-COVID condition or “long COVID”, return-to work, and occupational health research
Descatha A, Evanoff BA, Fadel M
 
Short communication 2023;49(4):303-308   pdf
Integrated mental healthcare and vocational rehabilitation for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: 24-month follow-up of the randomized IBBIS trial
Hoff A, Poulsen RM, Fisker JP, Hjorthøj C, Nordentoft M, Bojesen AB, Eplov LF
 
Original article 2023;49(3):182-192   pdf full text
Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic
Aben B, Kok RN, de Wind A
 
Original article 2023;49(1):23-32   pdf full text
Working life expectancy and working years lost among users of part- and full-time sickness absence in Finland
Hartikainen E, Solovieva S, Viikari-Juntura E, Leinonen T
 
Original article 2022;48(5):361-371   pdf full text
Integrating vocational rehabilitation and mental healthcare to improve the return-to-work process for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: results from a randomized trial
Hoff A, Fisker J, Poulsen RM, Hjorthøj C, Rosenberg NK, Nordentoft M, Bojesen AB, Eplov LF
 
Original article 2022;48(3):229-238   pdf full text
Evaluating effectiveness of an integrated return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation program on work disability duration in the construction sector
Macpherson RA, He A, Amick III BC, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB
 
Original article 2021;47(8):600-608   pdf full text
Sickness absence and return to work among employees with knee osteoarthritis with and without total knee arthroplasty: a prospective register linkage study among Finnish public sector employees
Kaila-Kangas L, Leino-Arjas P, Koskinen A, Takala E-P, Oksanen T, Ervasti J, Kausto J
 
Letter to the Editor 2021;47(5):408-409   pdf full text
Return-to-work, disabilities and occupational health in the age of COVID-19
Godeau D, Petit A, Richard I, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A
 
Original article 2021;47(4):296-305   pdf full text
Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on sustained return to work after work-related musculoskeletal strain or sprain: a gender stratified cohort study
Jones AM, Koehoorn M, Bültmann U, McLeod CB
 
Original article 2020;46(4):382-391   pdf full text
Risk of being granted disability pension among incident cancer patients before and after a structural pension reform: A Danish population-based, matched cohort study
Pedersen P, Aagesen M, Tang LH, Bruun NH, Zwisler A-D, Stapelfeldt CM
 
Original article 2020;46(4):364-372   pdf full text
Inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation reduces sickness absence among individuals with musculoskeletal and common mental health disorders: a randomized clinical trial
Gismervik SØ, Aasdahl L, Vasseljen O, Fors EA, Rise MB, Johnsen R, Hara K, Jacobsen HB, Pape K, Fleten N, Jensen C, Fimland MS
 
Original article 2020;46(4):356-363   pdf full text
Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial
Skagseth M, Fimland MS, Rise MB, Johnsen R, Borchgrevink PC, Aasdahl L
 
Original article 2020;46(2):177-187   pdf full text
Breast cancer specialists' perspective on their role in their patients' return to work: A qualitative study
Lamort-Bouché M, Péron J, Broc G, Kochan A, Jordan C, Letrilliart L, Fervers B, Fassier J-B; FASTRACS Group
 
Original article 2019;45(6):651-660   pdf full text
The effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation: a propensity score matched analysis using nationwide register data
Leinonen T, Viikari-Juntura E, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Juvonen-Posti P, Laaksonen M, Solovieva S
 
Original article 2019;45(4):370-375   pdf full text
Cancer survivors on the process of returning to work: a Danish focus group study
Nielsen AF, Zinckernage L, Tofte JB, Timm H
 
Original article 2019;45(3):289-297   pdf full text
Labor market affiliation after deployment: Danish soldiers fare well, but face increased risk of long-term sickness absence when returning from Afghanistan
Elrond A, Stoltenberg C, Nissen L, Nielsen A, Pedersen J
 
Editorial 2018;44(6):555-556   pdf full text
Why do we know so little about return to work after carpal tunnel release?
Viikari-Juntura E
 
Review 2018;44(6):557-567   pdf full text
Sickness absence after carpal tunnel release: a systematic review of the literature
Newington L, Stevens M, Warwick D, Adams J, Walker-Bone K
 
Original article 2018;44(6):639-646   pdf full text
Labor market and health trajectories during periods of economic recession and expansion in the United States, 1988‒2011
Fan JK, Amick III BC, Richardson L, Scott-Marshall H, McLeod CB
 
Original article 2017;43(5):447-456   pdf full text
Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland
Viikari-Juntura E, Virta LJ, Kausto J, Autti-Rämö I, Martimo K-P, Laaksonen M, Leinonen T, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Burdorf A, Solovieva S
 
Original article 2017;43(5):436-446   pdf full text
Return to work after work-related stress: a randomized controlled trial of a work-focused cognitive behavioral intervention
Dalgaard VL, Aschbacher K, Andersen JH, Glasscock DJ, Willert MV, Carstensen O, Biering K
 
Original article 2016;42(6):469-480   pdf full text
Effectiveness of a return-to-work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to common mental disorders
Lammerts L, Schaafsma FG, Bonefaas-Groenewoud K, van Mechelen W, Anema JR
 
Editorial 2016;42(4):257-259   pdf full text
To RCT or not to RCT: evidence on effectiveness of return-to-work interventions
Burdorf A, van der Beek AJ
 
Review 2016;42(4):261-272   pdf full text
Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
Vargas-Prada S, Demou E, Lalloo D, Avila-Palencia I, Sanati KA, Sampere M, Freer K, Serra C, Macdonald EB
 
Original article 2015;41(6):529-541   pdf full text
Implementation of the Danish return-to-work program: process evaluation of a trial in 21 Danish municipalities
Aust B, Nielsen MBD, Grundtvig G, Buchardt HL, Ferm L, Andersen I, Lund TL, Jelle MOC, Andersen MF, Hansen JV, Tverborgvik T, Helverskov T, Bjorner JB, Rugulies R, Ørbæk P, Winzor G, Bültmann U, Poulsen OM
 
Original article 2015;41(5):441-450   pdf full text
Educational differences in trajectories of self-rated health before, during, and after entering or leaving paid employment in the European workforce
Schuring M, Robroek SJW, Lingsma HF, Burdorf A
 
Editorial 2015;41(3):219-221   pdf full text
Work modification as a treatment for low-back pain
Viikari-Juntura E, MacEachen E
 
Original article 2015;41(3):223-233   pdf full text
Results of a feasibility study: barriers and facilitators in implementing the Sherbrooke model in France
Fassier J-B, Durand M-J, Caillard J-F, Roquelaure Y, Loisel P
 
Original article 2015;41(2):204-215   pdf full text
The EASY (Early Access to Support for You) sickness absence service: a four-year evaluation of the impact on absenteeism
Brown J, Mackay D, Demou E, Craig J, Frank J, Macdonald EB
 
Editorial 2015;41(2):107-110   pdf full text
Chronic low back pain, chronic disability at work, chronic management issues
Petit A, Fouquet N, Roquelaure Y
 
Original article 2014;40(4):343-352   pdf full text
Is temporary employment a risk factor for work disability due to depressive disorders and delayed return to work? The Finnish Public Sector Study
Ervasti J, Vahtera J, Virtanen P, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Kivimäki M, Virtanen M
 
Original article 2014;40(2):195-202   pdf full text
Predictors of recurrent sickness absence among workers having returned to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders
Arends I, van der Klink JJL, van Rhenen W, de Boer MR, Bültmann U
 
Original article 2014;40(1):47-56   pdf full text
Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities
Poulsen OM, Aust B, Bjorner JB, Rugulies R, Hansen JV, Tverborgvik T, Winzor G, Mortensen OS, Helverskov T, Ørbæk P, Nielsen MBD
 
Amendments and corrections 2013;39(3):319-319   pdf
Re: Noordik E, van der Klink JJ, Geskus RB, de Boer MR, van Dijk FJH, Nieuwenhuijsen K. Effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work program for workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013;39(2):144–154. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3320
Noordik E, van der Klink JJ, Geskus RB, de Boer MR, van Dijk FJH, Nieuwenhuijsen K
 
Editorial 2012;38(6):485-488   pdf
The need for novel strategies to analyze the dynamic pattern of worker’s health over time and the consequences for sustained employability
Burdorf A
 
Original article 2013;39(2):134-143   pdf full text
The effect of ill health and socioeconomic status on labor force exit and re-employment: a prospective study with ten years follow-up in the Netherlands
Schuring M, Robroek SJW, Otten Ferdy WJ, Arts CH, Burdorf A
 
Original article 2013;39(2):144-154   pdf full text
Effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work program for workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Noordik E, van der Klink JJ, Geskus RB, de Boer MR, van Dijk FJH, Nieuwenhuijsen K
 
Short communication 2012;38(6):600-603   pdf
Prognostic value of self-reported work ability and performance-based lifting tests for sustainable return to work among construction workers
Kuijer PPFM, Gouttebarge V, Wind H, van Duivenbooden C, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MHW
 
Original article 2012;38(6):516-526   pdf
Transitions between sickness absence, work, unemployment, and disability in Denmark 2004–2008
Pedersen J, Bjorner JB, Burr H, Christensen KB
 
Original article 2013;39(1):76-87   pdf full text
Predictors of employment among cancer survivors after medical rehabilitation – a prospective study
Mehnert A, Koch U
 
Original article 2012;38(5):456-466   pdf
Trajectories and predictors of return to work after traumatic limb injury – a 2-year follow-up study
Hou W-H, Sheu C-F, Liang H-W, Hsieh C-L, Lee Y, Chuang H-Y, Cheng Y-T
 
Editorial 2012;38(2):89-91   pdf
How should methods for return to work be evaluated?
Järvholm B
 
Original article 2012;38(2):120-133   pdf
The Danish national return-to-work program – aims, content, and design of the process and effect evaluation
Aust B, Helverskov T, Nielsen MBD, Bjorner JB, Rugulies R, Nielsen K, Sørensen OH, Grundtvig G, Andersen MF, Hansen JV, Buchardt HL, Nielsen L, Lund TL, Andersen I, Andersen MH, Clausen AS, Heinesen E, Mortensen OS, Ektor-Andersen J, Ørbæk P, Winzor G, Bültmann U, Poulsen OM
 
Original article 2012;38(2):134-143   pdf
Return to work after early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial
Viikari-Juntura E, Kausto J, Shiri R, Kaila-Kangas L, Takala E-P, Karppinen J, Miranda H, Luukkonen R, Martimo K-P
 
Review 2012;38(2):93-104   pdf
Meta-synthesis of qualitative research on return to work among employees with common mental disorders
Andersen MF, Nielsen KM, Brinkmann S
 
Original article 2012;38(2):144-154   pdf
Breast cancer survivors’ views of factors that influence the return-to-work process – a qualitative study
Tamminga SJ, de Boer AGEM, Verbeek JHAM, Frings-Dresen MHW
 
Original article 2011;37(6):481-493   pdf
What promotes sustained return to work of employees on long-term sick leave? Perspectives of vocational rehabilitation professionals
Dekkers-Sánchez PM, Wind H, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MHW
 
Editorial 2011;37(2):81-84   pdf
Return to work and job retention – increasingly important outcomes in occupational health research
Viikari-Juntura E, Burdorf A
 
Original article 2011;37(3):186-195   pdf
Effects of a stress management intervention on absenteeism and return to work – results from a randomized wait-list controlled trial
Willert MV, Thulstrup AM, Bonde JP
 
Original article 2010;36(6):488-498   pdf
Return to work and occupational physicians’ management of common mental health problems – process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
Rebergen DS, Bruinvels DJ, Bos CM, van der Beek AJ, van Mechelen W
 
Review 2011;37(1):1-5   pdf
Physical conditioning programs for improving work outcomes among workers with back pain
Schaafsma F, Schonstein E, Ojajärvi A, ­Verbeek J
 
Original article 2010;36(6):473-483   pdf
Return to work following disabling occupational injury – facilitators of employment continuation
Young AE
 
Original article 2010;36(5):404-412   pdf
The work ability index and single-item question: associations with sick leave, symptoms, and health – a prospective study of women on long-term sick leave
Ahlstrom L, Grimby-Ekman A, Hagberg M, Dellve L
 
Review SJWEH Suppl 2009; (7):5-14   pdf
Sickness absence in Denmark – research, results, and reflections
Lund T, Labriola M
 
Original article 2008;34(6):430-437   pdf
Influence of self-reported work conditions and health on full, partial and no return to work after long-term sickness absence
Josephson M, Heijbel B, Voss M, Alfredsson L, Vingård E
 
Original article 2008;34(2):158-164   pdf
Urban–rural differences in work disability after an occupational injury
Young AE, Wasiak R, Webster BS, Shayne RGF
 
Original article 2008;34(1):23-32   pdf
Influence of sleep on symptom improvement and return to work in clinical burnout
Sonnenschein M, Sorbi MJ, Verbraak MJPM, Schaufeli WB, Maas CJM, van Doornen LJP
 
Review 2006;32(4):257-269   pdf
Systematic review of the qualitative literature on return to work after injury
MacEachen E, Clarke J, Franche R-L, Irvin E; Workplace-based Return to Work Literature Review Group
 
Original article 2006;32(1):67-74   pdf
Predicting the duration of sickness absence for patients with common mental disorders in occupational health care
Nieuwenhuijsen K, Verbeek JHAM, de Boer AGEM, Blonk RWB, van Dijk FJH
 
Original article 2005;31(5):367-374   pdf
Reduced productivity after sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to health outcomes
Lötters F, Meerding W-J, Burdorf A
 
Review 2005;31(4):249-257   pdf
Effectiveness of a return-to-work intervention for subacute low-back pain
Hlobil H, Staal JB, Spoelstra M, Ariëns GAM, Smid T, van Mechelen W
 
Editorial 2005;31(4):245-247   pdf
Intervention for return to work—what is really effective?
Loisel P
 
Discussion papers 2001;27(5):346-352   pdf
Vocational rehabilitation of workers with back pain
Verbeek JHAM
 
Original article 1999;25(1):50-56   pdf
Prognostic factors for chronic disability from acute low-back pain in occupational health care
van der Weide WE, Verbeek JHAM, Sallé HJA, van Dijk FJH