| Document ID (ISN) | 109003 |
| CIS number |
08-1322 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-275-7 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-566
|
| Author(s) |
Durand M.J., Vézina N., Baril R., Loisel P., Richard M.C., Ngomo S. |
| Title |
Workers' margin of manoeuvre during and after a gradual return to work programme: Definition and relationships with the return to work |
| Original title |
La marge de manœuvre de travailleurs pendant et après un programme de retour progressif au travail: définition et relations avec le retour à l'emploi [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2008. ix, 58p. Illus. 63 ref. Price: CAD 8.40. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-566.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
Several studies confirm that rehabilitation programmes that include an ergonomic intervention in an actual working environment accelerate the return to work and improve the quality of life of workers suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The objectives of this study were to define and clarify the indicators which need to be taken into consideration for evaluating this margin of manoeuvre in relation to the return to work of people with MSDs. The study involved analyses of the cases of 18 workers with sickness absenteeism due to MSDs having participated in a rehabilitation programme by a group comprised of an occupational therapist, an ergonomist, a psychologist and a physician. Findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; sickness absenteeism; risk factors; musculoskeletal diseases; rehabilitation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
public OSH institutions; Canada; case study; programme evaluation; psychology and sociology; ergonomics; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Rehabilitiation
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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