Communication between health care providers and return-to-work

Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculosketal Disorders (PREMUS) Boston, USA, 27-30 august 2007.

Changes in the incidence of occupational disability as a result of back and neck pain in the Netherlands

Background: Back pain (including neck pain) is one of the most prevalent health problems for which physicians are consulted. Back pain can decrease the quality of life considerably during a great part of the lives of those who suffer from it. At the same time it has an enormous economic impact, mainly through sickness absence and long-term...

Prognostic factors for duration of sick leave in patients sick listed with acute low back pain: A systematic review of the literature

Background: The percentages of patients with acute low back pain (LBP) that go on to a chronic state varies between studies from 2% to 34%. In some of these cases low back pain leads to great costs. Aims: To evaluate the evidence for prognostic factors for return to work among workers sick listed with acute LBP. Methods: Systematic literature...

Weinig veranderingen in kwaliteit van sociaal-medische begeleiding en tevredenheid bij patiënten met arbeidsverzuim, na samenwerkingsprojecten voor huis- en bedrijfsartsen [Limited change in the quality of the social medical guidance and in the satisfaction of sick-listed patients, after collaborative projects between general practitioners and occupational physicians]

Objective. To evaluate whether regional projects for collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and occupational physicians (OPs) improved the quality of their social medical guidance (SMG) and the satisfaction of their patients. Design. Evaluation study with before and after measurements with respect to the same GPs and OPs. Method....

Patient satisfaction with occupational health physicians, development of a questionnaire

Aims: To develop a questionnaire that measures specific aspects of patient satisfaction with occupational health physicians. Methods: General patient satisfaction questionnaires, a literature survey, and interviews with patients were used. An initial questionnaire was distributed among sick listed patients (n = 432) of occupational physicians (n...

Samenwerking tussen huis- en bedrijfsartsen: longitudinaal onderzoek naar aanleiding van regionale samenwerkingsprojecten

In dit longitudinaal onderzoek is onderzocht of regionale projectactiviteiten gericht op samenwerking tussen huis- en bedrijfsartsen bij sociaal-medische begeleiding leiden tot verbeteringen in die samenwerking. Het blijkt dat een aantal belangrijke knelpunten in de samenwerking is afgenomen. Voor huisartsen waren dat: onduidelijkheid waarvoor...

Preparation of esters of gallic acid with higher primary alcohols

The esters of gallic acid and higher primary alcohols, especially fatty alcohols, have recently gained considerable interest as possible antioxidants for fats. Two independent methods for the preparation of these esters are described. In the first method the hitherto unknown compound galloyl chloride is converted into an ester of gallic acid by...