Nieuwe wegen naar arbocuratieve samenwerking: samen werken van praktijkondersteuners huis- en bedrijfsarts bij multiproblematiek [New paths to interprofessional collaboration: collaboration between assistant practitioners and practice nurses in general and occupational health care]

Background: To this date, there is little to no interprofessional collaboration between professionals in general and occupational health care in the Netherlands. Where earlier initiatives for improvement focused on general practitioners (GPs) and occupational physicians (OPs), we examine the role that professionals working under task delegation...

Work-relatedness of the presented health problem and sickness absence

Background. Perception by workers of their health problems as work-related is possibly associated with sickness absence (SA). The aim of this study was to to study the relationship between perceived work-relatedness of health problems and SA among workers who visit their GP, taking the influence of other potential determinants into account and...

Training GPs to improve their management of work-related problems: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Background: Paying attention to their patients’ work and recognizing work-related problems is challenging for many general practitioners (GPs). Objectives: To assess the effect of training designed to improve the care for patients with work-related problems in general practice. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial among 32 Dutch GPs....

How do Dutch GPs address work-related problems? A focus group study

Background: In the Netherlands, there is a lack of knowledge about general practitioners’ (GPs) perception of their role regarding patients’ occupation and work related problems (WRP). As work and health are closely related, and patients expect help from their GPs in this area, a better understanding is needed of GPs’ motivation to address WRP....