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The study evaluates the effect of workplace interventions on work ability promotion among workers with back problems. The half of participant will receive Information, advice and guidance for back problems in addition to participatory workplace actions organized by Occupational Health Physiotherapist. The other half will receive only Information, advice and guidance without workplace intervention.
Musculoskeletal symptoms, especially back pain, account for the majority of days lost.
In order to enhance the health and working careers of people with MSD, it is important that work can be arranged in such a way that they can remain in work life despite MSD.In the field of work ability promotion, various stakeholders; the worker, employer, professionals in occupational health services (OHS) interact to optimize actions and practices to prevent absences from work and promote remaining at work. This study aims to investigate participatory working practices and modles of co-operation among OHS and workplaces.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workplace intervention group | Experimental | Workers with back problems receive both information/advice and participatory workplace intervention organized by Occupational Health Physioterapist. |
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| Information and advice group | No Intervention | Workers with back problems receive only information / advice by Occupational Health Physiotherapist, not the workplace intervention. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workplace intervention | Other | The study contains normal services of occupational health. Both intervention groups are based on voluntary will, and the normal care and services are guaranteed. In the intervention group new working method which improve co-operation between occupational health services and workplaces. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| work ability | The present self estimated work ability versus the life time best (0-10) | through study completion, up to 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| intensity of pack pain | The present self estimated back pain, no pain - the worst pain | through study completion, up to 12 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Erja Sormunen, PhD | Finnish Institute of Occupational Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Finnish Institute of Occupational Health | Helsinki | 00032 | Finland |
All the collected data and study results are analyzed anonymous and are kept under the control of the Project group. All the personal data and information of the participants are kept under the control of the Project researchers.
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| ID | Term |
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| D001416 | Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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