Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities

• Main Authors: Otto Melchior Poulsen (Author), Birgit Aust (Author), Jakob Bue Bjorner (Author), Reiner Rugulies (Author), Jørgen V Hansen (Author), Torill Tverborgvik (Author), Glen Winzor (Author), Ole Steen Mortensen (Author), Trine Helverskov (Author), Palle Ørbæk (Author), Maj Britt D Nielsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Danish return-to-work (RTW) program on long-term sickness absence in a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities. METHODS: The intervention group comprised 1948 participants while the control group comprised 1157 participa...