Rehabilitation utilization of non-migrant and migrant persons with back pain: A cohort study using different definitions of migrant background.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical rehabilitation (MR) by the German Pension Insurance is approved to maintain and to restore work ability and to avoid disability pensions. Studies on the rehabilitation utilization by people with a migration background (PMB) compared to people without a migration background (non-PMB) showed heterogeneous results, which may be partly due to different definitions of migration status. The aim of this paper was to test whether there are differences in utilization of MR between employed PMB and non-PMB with self-reported back pain.

Methods

We used data from a large German cohort study that analyzed the effectiveness of MR for individuals with back pain and was conducted between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2019. Employees aged 45 to 59 years who reported b

SUBMITTER: Fauser D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938875 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature