Mechanisms of vocational interventions for return to work from musculoskeletal conditions: a mediation analysis of the MI-NAV trial

Conclusions
Our study provides new evidence for the mechanisms of vocational interventions to reduce sickness absence related to sick leave due to musculoskeletal conditions. Changing an individual’s expectation that RTW is likely may result in meaningful reductions in sickness absence days.

Trial registration number
NCT03871712.

Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cashin, A. G., Oiestad, B. E., Aanesen, F., Storheim, K., Tingulstad, A., Rysstad, T. L., Lee, H., McAuley, J. H., Sowden, G., Wynne-Jones, G., Tveter, A. T., Grotle, M. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research