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Keyword return to work

 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Labor market participation among patients referred to occupational medicine with low-back pain: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study
Mathias Moselund Rønnow, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Dorte Rytter, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Morten Vejs Willert, Johan Hviid Andersen, Marianne Kyndi
Scand J Work Environ Health 2026;52(5):593-605
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4305
 
REVIEW
 

Adverse occupational outcome among workers with occupational asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influencing factors
Lukas S Damerau, Matthias W Helm, Julia Pieter, Marcial Velasco Garrido, Volker Harth, Hanno Hoven, Alexandra M Preisser
Scand J Work Environ Health 2026;52(4):349-359
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4282
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial
Britt Elin Øiestad, Esther Maas, Fiona Aanesen, Alexander Tingulstad, Tarjei Rysstad, Maurits van Tulder, Anne Therese Tveter, Milada Hagen, Rigmor C Berg, Nadine E Foster, Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Gail Sowden, Gunnhild Bagøien, Roger Hagen, Kjersti Storheim, Margreth Grotle
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(6):505-515
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4248
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Cost analysis comparing guideline-oriented biopsychosocial management to usual care for low-back pain: a cluster-randomized trial in occupational health primary care
Maija Paukkunen, Jaro Karppinen, Birgitta Öberg, Leena Ala-Mursula, Eveliina Heikkala, Katja Ryynänen, Riikka Holopainen, Samuel Booth, Neill Booth, Allan Abbott
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(3):201-213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4212
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Impact of a Finnish reform adding new sickness absence checkpoints on rehabilitation and labor market outcomes: an interrupted time series analysis
Mikko Laaksonen, Jenni Blomgren, Hanna Rinne, Riku Perhoniemi
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(8):588-597
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4122
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting
Lene Aasdahl, Martin Inge Standal, Roger Hagen, Marit Solbjør, Gunnhild Bagøien, Heidi Fossen, Vegard Stolsmo Foldal, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Tarjei Rysstad, Margreth Grotle, Roar Johnsen, Egil A Fors
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(7):477-486
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4117
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Integrated mental healthcare and vocational rehabilitation for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: 24-month follow-up of the randomized IBBIS trial
Andreas Hoff, Rie Mandrup Poulsen, Jonas Peter Fisker, Carsten Hjorthøj, Merete Nordentoft, Anders Bo Bojesen, Lene Falgaard Eplov
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(4):303-308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4084
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation: a propensity score matched analysis using nationwide register data
Taina Leinonen, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Pirjo Juvonen-Posti, Mikko Laaksonen, Svetlana Solovieva
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(6):651-660
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3823
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Cancer survivors on the process of returning to work: a Danish focus group study
Anne F Nielsen, Line Zinckernagel, Jan B Tofte, Helle Timm
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(4):370-375
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3794
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Labor market affiliation after deployment: Danish soldiers fare well, but face increased risk of long-term sickness absence when returning from Afghanistan
Andreas Elrond, Christian Stoltenberg, Lars Nissen, Anni Nielsen, Jacob Pedersen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(3):289-297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3773
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Labor market and health trajectories during periods of economic recession and expansion in the United States, 1988–2011
Jonathan K Fan, Benjamin C Amick, Lindsey Richardson, Heather Scott-Marshall, Christopher B McLeod
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):639-646
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3743
 
REVIEW
 

Sickness absence after carpal tunnel release: a systematic review of the literature
Lisa Newington, Martin Stevens, David Warwick, Jo Adams, Karen Walker-Bone
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):557-567
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3762
 
EDITORIAL
 

Why do we know so little about return to work after carpal tunnel release?
Eira Viikari-Juntura
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):555-556
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3771
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Lauri J Virta, Johanna Kausto, Ilona Autti-Rämö, Kari-Pekka Martimo, Mikko Laaksonen, Taina Leinonen, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Alex Burdorf, Svetlana Solovieva
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):447-456
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3664
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work after work-related stress: a randomized controlled trial of a work-focused cognitive behavioral intervention
Vita Ligaya Dalgaard, Kirstin Aschbacher, Johan Hviid Andersen, David John Glasscock, Morten Vejs Willert, Ole Carstensen, Karin Biering
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):436-446
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3655
 
REVIEW
 

Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
Sergio Vargas-Prada, Evangelia Demou, Drushca Lalloo, Ione Avila-Palencia, Kaveh A Sanati, Maite Sampere, Kerry Freer, Consol Serra, Ewan B Macdonald
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(4):261-272
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3576
 
EDITORIAL
 

To RCT or not to RCT: evidence on effectiveness of return-to-work interventions
Alex Burdorf, Allard J van der Beek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(4):257-259
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3577
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of a return-to-work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to common mental disorders
Lieke Lammerts, Frederieke G Schaafsma, Karin Bonefaas-Groenewoud, Willem van Mechelen, Johannes R Anema
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(6):469-480
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3588
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Implementation of the Danish return-to-work program: process evaluation of a trial in 21 Danish municipalities
Birgit Aust, Maj Britt D Nielsen, Gry Grundtvig, Helle L Buchardt, Linnea Ferm, Irene Andersen, Trine L Lund, Martin Ohmann Claudio Jelle, Malene F Andersen, Jørgen V Hansen, Torill Tverborgvik, Trine Helverskov, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Reiner Rugulies, Palle Ørbæk, Glen Winzor, Ute Bültmann, Otto M Poulsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(6):529-541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3528
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Educational differences in trajectories of self-rated health before, during, and after entering or leaving paid employment in the European workforce
Merel Schuring, Suzan JW Robroek, Hester F Lingsma, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(5):441-450
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3514
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Results of a feasibility study: barriers and facilitators in implementing the Sherbrooke model in France
Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Marie-José Durand, Jean-François Caillard, Yves Roquelaure, Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):223-233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3489
 
EDITORIAL
 

Work modification as a treatment for low-back pain
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Ellen MacEachen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):219-221
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3494
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The EASY (Early Access to Support for You) sickness absence service: a four-year evaluation of the impact on absenteeism
Judith Brown, Daniel Mackay, Evangelia Demou, Joyce Craig, John Frank, Ewan B Macdonald
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(2):204-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3480
 
EDITORIAL
 

Chronic low-back pain, chronic disability at work, chronic management issues
Audrey Petit, Natacha Fouquet, Yves Roquelaure
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(2):107-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3477
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Is temporary employment a risk factor for work disability due to depressive disorders and delayed return to work? The Finnish Public Sector Study
Jenni Ervasti, Jussi Vahtera, Pekka Virtanen, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Kirsi Ahola, Mika Kivimaki, Marianna Virtanen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(4):343-352
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3424
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predictors of recurrent sickness absence among workers having returned to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders
Arends Iris, Jac JL van der Klink, Willem van Rhenen, Michiel R de Boer, Ute Bültmann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(2):195-202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3384
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities

Otto M Poulsen, Birgit Aust, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Reiner Rugulies, Jørgen V Hansen, Torill Tverborgvik, Glen Winzor, Ole S Mortensen, Trine Helverskov, Palle Ørbæk, Maj Britt D Nielsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(1):47-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3383
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work program for workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Erik Noordik, Jac J van der Klink, Ronald B Geskus, Michiel R de Boer, Frank J H van Dijk, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(2):144-154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3320
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

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
Merel Schuring, Suzan JW Robroek, Ferdy WJ Otten, Coos H Arts, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(2):134-143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3321
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predictors of employment among cancer survivors after medical rehabilitation – a prospective study
Anja Mehnert, Uwe Koch
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(1):76-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3291
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Prognostic value of self-reported work ability and performance-based lifting tests for sustainable return to work among construction workers
P Paul F M Kuijer, Vincent Gouttebarge, Haije Wind, Cor van Duivenbooden, Judith K Sluiter, Monique H W Frings-Dresen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):600-603
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3302
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Transitions between sickness absence, work, unemployment, and disability in Denmark 2004–2008
Jacob Pedersen, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Hermann Burr, Karl B Christensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):516-526
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3293
 
EDITORIAL
 

The need for novel strategies to analyze the dynamic pattern of worker’s health over time and the consequences for sustained employability
Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):485-488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3325
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Trajectories and predictors of return to work after traumatic limb injury – a 2-year follow-up study
Wen-Hsuan Hou, Ching-Fan Sheu, Huey-Wen Liang, Ching-Lin Hsieh, Younghyun Lee, Hung-Yi Chuang, Yan-Tzong Cheng
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(5):456-466
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3287
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Breast cancer survivors’ views of factors that influence the return-to-work process – a qualitative study
Sietske J Tamminga, Angela G E M de Boer, Jos H A M Verbeek, Monique H W Frings-Dresen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):144-154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3199
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work after early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Johanna Kausto, Rahman Shiri, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Esa-Pekka Takala, Jaro Karppinen, Helena Miranda, Ritva Luukkonen, Kari-Pekka Martimo
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):134-143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3258
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The Danish national return-to-work program – aims, content, and design of the process and effect evaluation
Birgit Aust, Trine Helverskov, Maj Britt D Nielsen, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Reiner Rugulies, Kent Nielsen, Ole H Sørensen, Gry Grundtvig, Malene F Andersen, Jørgen V Hansen, Helle L Buchardt, Lisbeth Nielsen, Trine L Lund, Ingelise Andersen, Mogens H Andersen, Aksel S Clausen, Eskil Heinesen, Ole Steen Mortensen, John Ektor-Andersen, Palle Ørbæk, Glen Winzor, Ute Bültmann, Otto Melchior Poulsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):120-133
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3272
 
REVIEW
 

Meta-synthesis of qualitative research on return to work among employees with common mental disorders
Malene F Andersen, Karina M Nielsen, Svend Brinkmann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):93-104
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3257
 
EDITORIAL
 

How should methods for return to work be evaluated?
Bengt Järvholm
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):89-91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3277
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

What promotes sustained return to work of employees on long-term sick leave? Perspectives of vocational rehabilitation professionals
Patricia M Dekkers-Sánchez, Haije Wind, Judith K Sluiter, Monique H W Frings-Dresen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(6):481-493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3173
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effects of a stress management intervention on absenteeism and return to work – results from a randomized wait-list controlled trial
Morten Vejs Willert, Ane Marie Thulstrup, Jens Peter Bonde
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(3):186-195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3130
 
EDITORIAL
 

Return to work and job retention – increasingly important outcomes in occupational health research
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(2):81-84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3145
 
REVIEW
 

Physical conditioning programs for improving work outcomes among workers with back pain
Frederieke Schaafsma, Eva Schonstein, Anneli Ojajärvi, Jos Verbeek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(1):1-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3078
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work and occupational physicians’ management of common mental health problems – process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
David S Rebergen, David J Bruinvels, Chris M Bos, Allard J van der Beek, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(6):488-498
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3084
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work following disabling occupational injury – facilitators of employment continuation
Amanda E Young
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(6):473-483
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2986
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

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
Linda Ahlstrom, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Mats Hagberg, Lotta Dellve
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(5):404-412
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2917
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Influence of self-reported work conditions and health on full, partial and no return to work after long-term sickness absence
Malin Josephson, Bodil Heijbel, Margaretha Voss, Lars Alfredsson, Eva Vingård
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(6):430-437
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1289
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Urban–rural differences in work disability after an occupational injury
Amanda E Young, R Wasiak, Barbara S Webster, Rebecca G F Shayne
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(2):158-164
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1217
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Influence of sleep on symptom improvement and return to work in clinical burnout
Mieke Sonnenschein, Marjolijn J Sorbi, Marc J P M Verbraak, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Cora J M Maas, Lorenz J P van Doornen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(1):23-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1195
 
REVIEW
 

Systematic review of the qualitative literature on return to work after injury
Ellen MacEachen, Judy Clarke, Renée-Louise Franche, Emma Irvin,
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(4):257-269
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1009
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predicting the duration of sickness absence for patients with common mental disorders in occupational health care
Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Jos H A M Verbeek, Angela G E M de Boer, Roland W B Blonk, Frank J H van Dijk
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(1):67-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.978
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Reduced productivity after sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to health outcomes
Freek Lötters, Willem-Jan Meerding, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(5):367-374
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.920
 
REVIEW
 

Effectiveness of a return-to-work intervention for subacute low-back pain
Hynek Hlobil, J Bart Staal, Maaike Spoelstra, Geertje A M Ariëns, Tjabe Smid, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(4):249-257
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.880
 
EDITORIAL
 

Intervention for return to work—what is really effective?
Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(4):245-247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.879
 
DISCUSSION PAPER
 

Vocational rehabilitation of workers with back pain
Jos H A M Verbeek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(5):346-352
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.624
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prognostic factors for chronic disability from acute low-back pain in occupational health care
W E van der Weide, Jos H A M Verbeek, H J A Sallé, Frank J H van Dijk
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25(1):50-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.383
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Risk of being granted disability pension among incident cancer patients before and after a structural pension reform: A Danish population-based, matched cohort study
Pernille Pedersen, Maria Aagesen, Lars Hermann Tang, Niels Henrik Bruun, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Christina M Stapelfeldt
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(4):382-391
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3883
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation reduces sickness absence among individuals with musculoskeletal and common mental health disorders: a randomized clinical trial
Sigmund Ø Gismervik, Lene Aasdahl, Ottar Vasseljen, Egil A Fors, Marit B Rise, Roar Johnsen, Karen Hara, Henrik B Jacobsen, Kristine Pape, Nils Fleten, Chris Jensen, Marius S Fimland
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(4):364-372
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3882
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial
Martin Skagseth, Marius S Fimland, Marit B Rise, Roar Johnsen, Petter C Borchgrevink, Lene Aasdahl
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(4):356-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3873
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

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
Andreas Hoff, Jonas Fisker, Rie Mandrup Poulsen, Carsten Hjorthøj, Nicole Kristjansen Rosenberg, Merete Nordentoft, Anders Bo Bojesen, Lene Falgaard Eplov
Scand J Work Environ Health 2022;48(5):361-371
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4021
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic
Bart Aben, Robin N Kok, Astrid de Wind
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(3):182-192
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4077
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Working life expectancy and working years lost among users of part- and full-time sickness absence in Finland
Elli Hartikainen, Svetlana Solovieva, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Taina Leinonen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(1):23-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4054
 
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