Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury: qualitative insights from key stakeholders in Victoria, Australia

• Main Authors: Samantha Bunzli (Author), Nabita Singh (Author), Danielle Mazza (Author), Alex Collie (Author), Agnieszka Kosny (Author), Rasa Ruseckaite (Author), Bianca Brijnath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Return to work (RTW) is important for recovery post-injury. Fear of (re)injury is a strong predictor of delayed RTW, and therefore much attention has been given to addressing injured workers' fear beliefs. However, RTW is a socially-negotiated process and it may be important...