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Research from the US confirms the link between work absences of more than a week and deaths from...
The study 'Just Tell Me! Making Dispute Resolution Systems' Fair' by Blancero et al aimed to...
Part two looks at the processes employees go through in weighing up the risks and benefits of...
Discussing mental health at work is a complex issue. The authors of this research, Kate Toth...
Due to political and economic change, demands on public servants are escalating in a back...
The researchers explore the RTW of police suffering from PTSD in the Netherlands, undergoing BEP...
Understanding the factors that influence return to work assists in effective rehabilitation.
Researchers sought to study what influences return-to-work and return-to-work effort sufficiency.
Researchers from Canada sought to summarise the research on interventions for depression in the...
Understanding the factors that influence return to work assists in effective rehabilitation.
Researchers suggest shifting from a straightforward evaluation of capacity and duties to more...
A small but significant proportion of people with back pain go on to develop long-term problems.
French researchers find a simple way to measure stress
The costs of a major health problem in developed nations
A review of self medication in physicians and medical students
Back problems are commonly attributed to work and many in the community believe that heavy...
Professional musicians have high rates of musculoskeletal pain, but few studies have analysed...
Generic prognostic factors may assist primary care practitioners to identify those patients with...
This study sought to understand whether patients with bipolar disorder admitted to hospital had...
A University of Wollongong survey shows employees with access to flexible working hours are in...
A major study from the Netherlands shows productivity can be improved by helping workers improve...
A Netherlands study has produced a simple, efficient means for assessing the probable duration...
A UK study has concluded that regular yoga can improve workplace wellbeing and reduce employee...
New research shows patient anxiety and distress about a lower back complaint significantly...
A Swedish study has highlighted the link between lacklustre organisational environments...
Researchers have found spinal manipulative therapy yields small improvements in chronic low back...
A new study highlights the mains causes for return to work delays after an injury on the road.
A Dutch study has shown that adherence to guidelines by physicians can help lead to earlier...
A study has raised doubts about whether the new edition of the American Medical Association's...
A survey of rehabilitation and return to work managers in Queensland has led to calls for...
Researchers have developed an effective treatment for the vexing condition of Fibromyalgia...
Injured workers may have a better RTW outcome if they undergo pain coping skills training before...
A study has shown promising signs of success for helping people with mental health issues join...
Canadian researchers have highlighted the lack of knowledge about the causes of abnormal and...
A Swedish study has shown that what doctors and employers will permit on medical certificates...
Can employees' values improve their happiness, absence rates and health?
A randomized controlled trial from Sweden offers hope for chronic back pain sufferers.
Ergonomic keyboards can help reduce the effects of recurrent arm pain in office workers.
Disability is more likely if a patient worries about their illness.