Work organization and health: a qualitative study of the perceptions of workers.

Workplaces comprise a large component of life partcipation. The complexity of work organization makes it challenging to understand how the environment impacts the health of workers and who is responsible for creating a healthy workplace. This investigation sought to understand the views of workers about workplace health.

Effectiveness of workplace rehabilitation interventions in the treatment of work-related low back pain: a systematic review.

Purpose: A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of workplace rehabilitation interventions for injured workers with low back pain (LBP).

Method: MEDLINE, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), EMBASE, and AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) were searched from 1982 to 2005 for peer-reviewed studies of rehabilitation interventions that were provided at the workplace to workers with musculoskeletal work-related LBP. Methodological quality appraisal and data extraction were conducted by five reviewers.

Disability management practices in Ontario health care workplaces.

Background: Workplace disability management programs are important in managing injury and disability.

Methods: A stratified random sample of 188 employers in health care workplaces (71 hospitals, 48 nursing homes, 42 private clinics, and 27 community clinics) completed a mailed Organizational Policies and Practices (OPP) questionnaire. The OPP asked questions about eight workplace disability management practices.

Workplace organizational policies and practices in Ontario educational facilities.

Background: Workplace organizational policies and practices (OPPs) play a pivotal role in managing injury and disability. This study identifies the workplace OPPs in Ontario's education sector.

Methods: OPPs were examined using a cross-sectional survey with 157 participants.

Disability management practices in Ontario workplaces: employees' perceptions.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain employees' perceptions about disability management (DM) at their workplaces.

Methods: Data were obtained from focus group interviews and individual telephone interviews with 58 employees who had sustained a work-related injury or disability in Ontario, Canada. Participants also completed a 22-item Organizational Policies and Practices (OPP) Questionnaire that asked questions about workplace DM practices.