BACKGROUND: In occupational rehabilitation programs, return-to-work is a key outcome
measure; however, the studies either used different definitions for return-to-work or do not …

Purpose: To explore alternative methods for assessing return-to-work success. Method: This
exploratory study employed a prospective design. Participants (N= 150) were all vocational …

Introduction Return-to-work (RTW) status is an often used outcome in work and health
research. In low back pain, work is regarded as a normal activity a worker should return to in …

Millions of dollars are spent every year on interventions to help injured workers return to
work. Treatment success is judged upon operational and functional criteria, centering on the …

Purpose To describe and demonstrate issues with return to work (RTW) outcome metrics in
common use among clinical researchers and injury compensation organisations. We also …

Recent studies have demonstrated that interventions that result in successful clinical
outcomes do not always lead to improvements in function or disability (1–3). These findings …

Purpose. To determine post-return-to-work disability and functioning amongst occupationally
injured workers and to test the extent to which demographic and other variables relate to …

Objectives This paper reports on a systematic review of the international qualitative research
literature on return to work. This review was undertaken in order to better understand the …

ABSTRACT@# There are many return-to-work measurement instruments, including return-to-
work ability, return-to-work self-efficacy, readiness for return-to-work and obstacles to return …

BACKGROUND: Return to work (RTW) after injury or illness is a behavior influenced by
physical, psychological and social factors. This study aims to determine the structural validity …