Articles tagged under ‘Beliefs’

Articles 1 - 22 of 22

• Are you aware of your biases? And how can you keep them in check?

  Are you aware of your biases? Or are they unconscious? And what does this mean for how you make decisions in workers’ compensation?

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• Webinar recording: Transforming back pain management through a public health campaign — a comprehensive analysis

  This webinar explores the effectiveness of a public health intervention implemented in Victoria, Australia that aimed to change societal beliefs about back pain.

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• The positivity prescription for better recovery and RTW outcomes

  Having a positive attitude can help recovery and RTW.

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• When inactivity hurts and movement heals

  An important message for healthcare providers to give injured workers is that inactivity is more risky than moving.

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• Messages to help people with back pain get their lives back

  Anne’s story compares how positive and negative messages about the body have a huge impact on how they recover from back pain (or not).

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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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• The power of choosing our mindset

  Tips to help develop a mindset that builds resilience and helps us deal with challenging situations.

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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.

Archived Articles 1 - 2 of 2

• 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 - 17 of 17

• What do people with persistent back pain expect from their physio?

  Understanding what patients expect when they attend for persistent low back pain and adopting a biopsychosocial approach is key to effective physiotherapy treatment and patient satisfaction.

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• The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain

  Healthcare professionals have more influence than they may realise on the attitudes and beliefs of people grappling with low back pain. They have a powerful opportunity to use this power for good.

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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.