Factors associated with return to work among people on work absence due to long-term neck or back pain: a narrative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this narrative systematic review was to summarise prognostic factors for return to work (RTW) among people with long-term neck/shoulder or back pain.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed through three databases (Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO) for studies published until February 2016. Only observational studies of people on work absence (≥2 weeks) due to neck/shoulder or back pain were included. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using guidelines for assessing quality in prognostic studies on the basis of Framework of Potential Biases. Factors found in the included studies were grouped into categories based on similarities and then labelled according to the aspects covered by the factors in the category.<

SUBMITTER: Rashid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734441 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature