Workplace Interventions Supporting Employees to Continue at Work: Participatory Actions Organized by OH Physiotherapist
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Back Pain
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Enrollment
- 107
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- work ability
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study evaluates the effect of workplace interventions on work ability promotion among workers with back problems. The half of participant will receive Information, advice and guidance for back problems in addition to participatory workplace actions organized by Occupational Health Physiotherapist. The other half will receive only Information, advice and guidance without workplace intervention.
Detailed Description
Musculoskeletal symptoms, especially back pain, account for the majority of days lost. In order to enhance the health and working careers of people with MSD, it is important that work can be arranged in such a way that they can remain in work life despite MSD.In the field of work ability promotion, various stakeholders; the worker, employer, professionals in occupational health services (OHS) interact to optimize actions and practices to prevent absences from work and promote remaining at work. This study aims to investigate participatory working practices and modles of co-operation among OHS and workplaces.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Back pain for at least two weeks or frequently occuring periods within the past 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
- •Back problems with forcoming surcical operation
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
work ability
Time Frame: through study completion, up to 12 months
The present self estimated work ability versus the life time best (0-10)
Secondary Outcomes
- intensity of pack pain(through study completion, up to 12 months)