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Workers with cancer may have delayed referral to occupational health services
Nurse managers who match their leadership style to the issue at hand see fewer short time...
This study sought to understand whether patients with bipolar disorder admitted to hospital had...
Employer attitudes influence RTW after a cancer diagnosis.
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 Dutch study has produced a simple, efficient means for assessing the probable duration of low...
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...
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.
Poor management often leads to higher levels of employee stress and sickness.
Positive workplace environments are necessary for workplace health programs to be successful.
The evidence says you should improve workplace culture, clearly define roles and put better...
A Danish study debunks the myth that managers are often more stressed than employees.
Hands-off senior managers overestimate the safety and health of their workplace compared to...
Flexible sick-leave policies can reduce sickness absence.
A Finnish study raises questions about previous associations between professional car driving...
A new study suggests therapeutic climbing may trump a standard exercise regime in treating lower...
The UK's treating practitioners say that work is beneficial, but how do they actually behave...
Do pre-employment medical examinations reduce sick leave? Are they value for money?
A European study of an integrated care program for workers with long term back problems shows a...
Danish researchers find that management approaches and levels of employee decision-making...
When dealing with complex or ambiguous medical problems, only half of treating practitioners...
Reducing repetitive work is not the only option to consider when attempting to accommodate arm...
Who is more pessimistic about the impact of cancer on working life: cancer survivors or...
Individuals with disabilities are more likely to engage in risky health behaviours like smoking...