| Document ID (ISN) | 111263 |
| CIS number |
10-0797 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-283-2 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et recherches - Rapport R-573
|
| Author(s) |
Loisel P., Durand M.J., Shapiro S., Constandriopoulos A.P., Beaudet J., Imbeau D. |
| Title |
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an early collaboration programme for the rehabilitation of construction workers with low back pain |
| Original title |
Evaluation de l'efficacité d'un programme de collaboration précoce en réadaptation chez les travailleurs de la construction ayant une dorso-lombalgie [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, 67p. Illus. 72 ref. Price: CAD 9.45. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
Rapport_R-573.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The construction sector is associated with a particularly high rate of work-related low back pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an early-stage health management programme developed jointly by the Quebec Commision for occupational health and safety (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec - CSST) and a Montreal hospital, particularly with respect to the return-to-work of disabled workers. Two groups of workers were compared, one group receiving the early-stage programme and the other the usual treatments. As it is being implemented, the programme was found to be no more effective than the usual treatment for accelerating consolidation, for reducing the costs and for improving the workers' state of health. Possible reasons are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; backache; lumbar column; rehabilitation; medical treatment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; comparative study; programme evaluation; public OSH institutions; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Quebec |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Occupational health services
Rehabilitiation
|
