General practitioners' stay-at-work practices in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: using Intervention Mapping to develop a training program.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe current stay-at-work practices among Danish general practitioners (GPs) in relation to patients with musculoskeletal disorders, to identify potential avenues for improvement, and to suggest a training program for the GPs.

Design and setting

We followed the principles of Intervention Mapping. Data were collected by means of literature searches, focus group interviews with GPs, and interaction with stakeholder representatives from the Danish labour market.

Results

GPs' current stay-at-work practices were influenced by systemic, organisational, and legislative factors, and by personal determinants, including knowledge and skills relating to stay-at-work principles and musculoskeletal disorders, recognition of the patient's risk of long-term work di

SUBMITTER: Moller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature