Document ID (ISN) | 69645 |
CIS number |
97-1721 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
Year |
1997 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
van der Weide W.E., et al. |
Title |
An audit of occupational health care for employees with low-back pain |
Bibliographic information |
July 1997, Vol.47, No.5, p.294-300. 25 ref. |
Abstract |
Guidelines for the occupational rehabilitation of workers with low-back pain were developed, and criteria for good practice in occupational rehabilitation were formulated on the basis of these guidelines. The criteria were subsequently used in an audit of the medical records of 40 workers with low-back pain. The number of patients who received care consistent with the guidelines was compared with the number of patients eligible to receive that kind of care (performance rate). Performance rates were measured for 6 rehabilitation procedures and ranged from 21% to 90%. The method is recommended as a means of auditing and improving the quality of occupational rehabilitation. |
Descriptors (primary) |
backache; rehabilitation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
programme evaluation; Netherlands |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Rehabilitiation Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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