Articles tagged under ‘Beliefs’
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10 common unhelpful beliefs about low back pain, and 10 facts to set us straight
10 common and unhelpful myths about low back pain, and 10 facts that bust them.
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Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else?
It's called 'zozobra,' and Mexican philosophers have some advice.
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Webinar recording:Systematic approaches to identifying and addressing biopsychosocial barriers – the missing policy in RTW Part 1
In part 1 of 3, Pam Garton PhD gives us the background on her excellent research and explains how to identify psychosocial risk.
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Webinar recording: Expectations Management in Vocational Rehabilitation
This webinar is designed to educate individuals working in the injury management space on a variety of expectations and constraints that can affect return to work.
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Webinar recording: Understanding and using "self-efficacy" in RTW
Ollie Black presents on "Self Efficacy" - a person-level concept that impacts return to work.
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Webinar recording: Life Insurance - What to do when you don't have a big stick - Make carrot soup.
Meredith Taylor, Trina Moyes and Josh Agar from MLC Life Insurance discuss innovative ways to motivate and engage claimants.
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Re-calibrating Resilience - test your resilience strengths
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Webinar Recording: Workplace conflict - Early action at the coal face
Conflict is best dealt with early, and by those involved.
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Video: Understanding discs
Disc bulge, disc degeneration, disc protrusion. Terms that worry patients, most of the time unnecessarily.
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Emotional resilience: 2
This second of a two-part series investigates identifying pessimistic thinking in employees, and improving optimism and emotional resilience in the workplace.
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Emotional resilience: 1
This first of a two-part series investigates the negative health and work effects of pessimism, and how fostering emotional resilience improves wellness and business outcomes.
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Stress and emotional resilience
Ever wondered what RTW and sabre-toothed tigers have in common? Or why some people bounce back quicker than others from stressful situations?
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Superdoc - Fighting fear and back pain
Fear and back pain make a destructive combination - our local superhero talks about why.
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Sunny side down
Is it possible to have too much optimism? And what's the best approach to take when you're confronted by someone else's pessimism?
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Sunny side up
What is optimism? How is it good for health? When is it wise, in professional life, to get your grin on?
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Rehabilitating after mental illness
With dignity and respect, self-responsibility and supportive relationships, return to work after mental illness is achievable.
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Webinar Recording: Living in parallel universes.
Physiotherapists and claims manager's beliefs about treatment for injured workers.
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Nursing a healthy return to work journey
Take 10 factors for RTW success and 10 for failure. Click on the ones you want to achieve - or remedy - and uncover the clues!
Research 1 - 15 of 15
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‘It’s not fair. And it hurts’. The relationship between perceived injustice, chronic pain, recovery and RTW
A study into the relationship between perceptions of injustice and chronic pain gives us reason to make sure that the processes, communication and relationships in our work injury schemes are fair.
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RTW expectations built on trust, workplace support and actions of treatment provider
RTW expectations predict recovery from musculoskeletal injury. Workplace supports, trust and the actions of healthcare providers all shape RTW expectations, according to NZ workers
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Expectations impact sickness absence after carpal tunnel surgery
Worker's pre-surgery expectations about the timing of RTW influence the duration of sickness absence after carpal tunnel release.
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How do workers decide when to return?
Top ten considerations that underlie decisions about the timing of RTW.
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The impact of values
Can employees' values improve their happiness, absence rates and health?
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Research short: Work is good for you, but...
The UK's treating practitioners say that work is beneficial, but how do they actually behave when making recommendations about back problems?
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Research short: Cancer and work
Who is more pessimistic about the impact of cancer on working life: cancer survivors or employers? How does this affect return to work prospects?
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Expecting the worst and fearing pain are tell-tale signs of slow RTW
Identify high-risk patients to pip long term back problems at the proverbial post
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Back pain with no explanation is scary
What do people with different kinds of back pain believe about pain and how do these beliefs impact recovery?
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Fear, expectation and back pain - the evidence
Knowing what psychosocial factors affect recovery from low back pain can help target employee interventions
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Back problems: beliefs and recovery - the evidence
A person's beliefs about back problems influence how they engage with treatment, so providing the right information is vital.
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Back pain and pessimism: A vicious cycle-The evidence
Pessimistic beliefs about back pain can prolong suffering and prevent proper treatment
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The simple way to predict RTW outcomes? Ask!
A short survey can predict a worker's RTW outcomes
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Shifting attitudes to back pain - the Scots follow the Aussies
A public health campaign in Scotland has improved people's understanding and beliefs about back problems.
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Lifting expectations brings results
Advice for health professionals about the best attitudes for patients to adopt on the road to recovery.