Work ability/work disability Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
rehabilitation
meetings with employers, occupational health professionals and the employee
Intervention arm: Doctors and nurses working in occupational health services are trained to improve their assessment and recording of work relatedness or potential impact on work ability of each prima
referral to specialists (occupational health psychologists, occupational health physiotherapists, others).
Control: Usual care. Occupational health doctors may assess and record work
Sponsors
University of Tampere
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All employees of the client organisations of the selected intervention arm occupational health care units will be eligible
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in medium term (3-9 days) sickness absences from the workplace after the intervention up to two years of follow up as measured by OHS records | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Reduction in long-term (9+ days) sickness absences from the workplace after the intervention until two years of follow up as measured by OHS records 2. Reduction in short term (up to three days) sickness absences from the workplace during the following two years from the start of the intervention as measured by self report or OHS report of sickness absence 3. Reduction of sickness absences of 60 days and over after the intervention until two years of follow up as measured by OHS records 4. Reduction of any form of work disability pensions as measured by an employee registering as receiving work disability pension on the central pensions register up to two years from the intervention | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed