Open AccessEffectiveness of multidisciplinary primary prevention in decreasing the risk of work disability in a low-risk population
Author(s) -
Mikhail Saltychev,
Katri Laimi,
Ashraf El-Metwally,
Tuula Oksanen,
Jaana Pentti,
Marianna Virtanen,
Mika Kivimäki,
Jussi Vahtera
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3169
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , rehabilitation , confidence interval , sick leave , physical therapy , proportional hazards model , population , propensity score matching , public sector , relative risk , public health , psychological intervention , gerontology , environmental health , surgery , psychiatry , nursing , economy , economics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 4-week primary prevention program(vocationally oriented multidisciplinary early rehabilitation or VOMR) in reducing the risk of long-term workdisability among public sector employees at risk of deteriorating work capacity because of work-related strain.