Title |
Designing a workplace return-to-work program for occupational low back pain: an intervention mapping approach
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-10-65 |
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Authors |
Carlo Ammendolia, David Cassidy, Ivan Steenstra, Sophie Soklaridis, Eleanor Boyle, Stephanie Eng, Hamer Howard, Bains Bhupinder, Pierre Côté |
Abstract |
Despite over 2 decades of research, the ability to prevent work-related low back pain (LBP) and disability remains elusive. Recent research suggests that interventions that are focused at the workplace and incorporate the principals of participatory ergonomics and return-to-work (RTW) coordination can improve RTW and reduce disability following a work-related back injury. Workplace interventions or programs to improve RTW are difficult to design and implement given the various individuals and environments involved, each with their own unique circumstances. Intervention mapping provides a framework for designing and implementing complex interventions or programs. The objective of this study is to design a best evidence RTW program for occupational LBP tailored to the Ontario setting using an intervention mapping approach. |
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New Zealand | 2 | 1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Other | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 33 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 13% |
Researcher | 21 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 10% |
Other | 12 | 7% |
Other | 46 | 25% |
Unknown | 29 | 16% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 10% |
Psychology | 16 | 9% |
Engineering | 11 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
Other | 32 | 17% |
Unknown | 36 | 20% |