Psychosocial factors predictive of occupational low back disability: towards development of a return-to-work model
β Scribed by I.Z Schultz; J Crook; G.R Meloche; J Berkowitz; R Milner; O.A Zuberbier; W Meloche
- Book ID
- 116817027
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3959
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## Abstract ## Background Job characteristics may constitute a barrier to returnβtoβwork (RTW) after compensated disabling low back pain (LBP). This study examines the impact of psychosocial job factors on time to RTW separately during the acute and subacute/chronic disability phases. ## Methods
Background A new model of work disability was developed based on the assumption that four different groups of workers are present at the beginning of a prospective epidemiologic study: one group of workers without back pain, and three groups of workers with back pain and a gradient of work disabilit