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Return-to-Work Coordinators ’ Perceptions of Their Roles Relative to Workers: A Discourse Analysis
ConclusionsRTWCs ’ positions of power in the coordination process warrant further investigation of how they exercise judgement and discretion, particularly when the process depends on their ability to weigh evidence and manage cases in what might be seen as an objective and fair manner. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 24, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Evaluating Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Services Among Injured Workers Treated in a Canadian Workers ’ Compensation System: A Population-Based Study
ConclusionRTW outcomes were not statistically different across delivery formats, suggesting that telerehabilitation is a novel strategy that may improve equitable access and earlier engagement in occupational rehabilitation. Factors such as gender and geographic location should be considered when deciding on service delivery format. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 24, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Assistive Technology ’s Potential to Improve Employment of People with Disabilities
ConclusionAssistive technology accommodations have potential for improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 22, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Interventions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Blue-Collar Workers: A Scoping Review
ConclusionThis review showed the multifaceted nature of implementation. A tailored implementation plan that involves the stakeholders (including workers) is important. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 13, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Time to Service and Its Relationship with Outcomes in Workers with Compensated Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Scoping Review
ConclusionExisting evidence suggests that the time to service for individuals with compensated musculoskeletal conditions was found to be associated with several characteristics. The relationship between time to service and worker outcomes was consistently indicated in the majority of the studies. This review highlights the need to consider patient-centred treatments and develop strategies to decrease early services with negative effects and increase access to early services with better outcomes. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 12, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Social Insurance Literacy Among the Sick-listed —A Study of Clients’ Comprehension and Self-Rated System Comprehensibility of the Sickness Insurance System
ConclusionsThe system ’s ability to provide understandable information seems more important than clients’ abilities to comprehend it. From a client perspective, a just system seems to be related to their experiences of the sick leave process (i,e., whether they had an ongoing or closed case) rather than their skills to obtain the correct information. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - January 12, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

The Social Insurance Literacy Questionnaire (SILQ): Development and Psychometric Evaluation
ConclusionThis study is a first step toward exploring literacy in the social insurance field. The SILQ covers individual abilities and systems ’ comprehensibility, and the results show that it has acceptable psychometric properties. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - December 30, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Level of and Changes in Perceived Work Ability Among Partial Disability Pensioners and the Risk of Full Disability Pension —A Register-Linked Cohort Study
ConclusionAmong those receiving partial DP, perceived poor work ability was a risk factor for full DP. Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring the level of perceived work ability of those receiving partial DP to enable identifying individuals at an increased risk of full DP. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - December 28, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research