Return to Work

Return-to-work scientific publications include studies of the factors that may predict or influence disability and return-to-work outcomes.

Request original reprint(s) - Please limit to no more than five per person.

Jump by year:  2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005Prior Years

To search papers by author, please use your browser's find function (i.e., "edit/find" or "control/F").

2009

Gehanno, J., Rollin, L., Le Jean, T., Louvel, A., Darmoni, S., and Shaw, W.S., “Precision and Recall of Search Strategies for Identifying Studies on Return-to-Work in MEDLINE,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 223-230, 2009

Pransky, G.S. and Cifuentes, M., “Subgroup Analyses in Low Back Pain Treatment: A Point of View,” Spine, Vol. 34, No. 12, p. 1250, 2009

Shaw, W.S., Pransky, G.S., and Winters, T., “The Back Disability Risk Questionnaire for Work-Related, Acute Back Pain: Prediction of Unresolved Problems at Three-Month Follow-Up,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 185-194, 2009

Shaw, W.S., Pransky, G.S., Winters, T., Tveito, T.H., Larson, S.M., and Roter, D.L., “Does the Presence of Psychosocial ‘Yellow Flags’ Alter Patient-Provider Communication for Work-Related, Acute Low-Back Pain?” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp.1032-1040, 2009

Shaw, W.S., van der Windt, D.A., Main, C.J., Loisel, P., Linton, S.J., and the “Decade of the Flags” Working Group, “Early Patient Screening and Intervention to Address Individual-Level Occupational Factors (‘Blue Flags’) in Back Disability,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 64-80, 2009

Wasiak, R., Young, A.E., Dunn, K.M., Côté, P., Gross, D., Heymans, M., and von Korff, M., “Back Pain Recurrence – An Evaluation of Existing Indicators and Direction for Future Research,” Spine, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 970-977, 2009

Webster, B.S., Cifuentes, M., Verma, S.K., and Pransky, G.S., “Geographic Variation in Opioid Prescribing for Acute, Work-Related, Low-Back Pain and Associated Factors: A Multilevel Analysis,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 162-171, 2009

Young, A.E., “Return-to-Work Experiences Prior to Receiving Vocational Services,” Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 31, No. 24, pp. 2013–2022, 2009

Young, A.E., Cifuentes, M., Wasiak, R., and Webster, B.S., “Urban-Rural Differences in Work Disability Following Occupational Injury: Are They Related to Differences in Healthcare Utilization?” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 204-212, 2009

Young, A.E. and Murphy, G.C., “Employment Status Following Spinal Cord Injury (1992-2005): A Review with Implications for Interpretation, Evaluation, Further Research, and Clinical Practice,” International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 1-11, 2009

back to top

2008

Benjamin, K.L., Pransky, G.S., and Savageau, J.A., “Factors Associated with Retirement-Related Job Lock in Older Workers with Recent Occupational Injury,” Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 30, No. 26, pp. 1976-1983, 2008

Gatchel, R.J., Bernstein, D., Stowell, A.W., and Pransky, G.S., “Psychosocial Differences Between High-Risk Acute Versus Chronic Low Back Pain Patients,” Pain Practice, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 91-97, 2008

Helmhout, P.H., Staal, J.B., Maher, C.G., Peterson, T., Rainville, J., and Shaw, W.S., “Exercise Therapy and Low Back Pain: Insights and Proposals to Improve the Design, Conduct, and Reporting of Clinical Trials,” Spine, Vol. 33, No. 16, pp. 1782-1788, 2008

Shaw, W.S., Hong, Q.N., Pransky, G.S., and Loisel, P., “A Literature Review Describing the Role of Return-to-Work Coordinators in Trial Programs and Interventions Designed to Prevent Workplace Disability,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 18, pp. 2-15, 2008

Wasiak, R., Pransky, G.S., and Atlas, S.J., “Who’s in Charge? Challenges in Evaluating Quality of Primary Care Treatment for Low Back Pain,” Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 961-968, 2008

Wasiak, R., Young, A.E., Roessler, R.T., McPherson, K.M., van Poppel, M.N.M., and Anema, J.R., “Measuring Return to Work,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 766-81, 2008

Young, A.E., Wasiak, R., Webster, B.S., and Shayne, R., “Urban-Rural Differences in Work Disability After an Occupational Injury,” Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, and Health, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 158-164, 2008

back to top

2007

Atlas, S.J., Tosteson, T.D., Hanscom, B., Blood, E.A., Pransky, G.S., Abdu, W.A., Andersson, G.B., and Weinstein, J.N., “What is Different about Worker’s Compensation Patients? Socioeconomic Correlates of Disability Status Among Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy,” Spine, Vol. 32, No. 18, pp. 2019-2026, 2007

Harrold, L.R., Savageau, J.A., Pransky, G.S., and Benjamin, K., “Understanding the Role of Sex Differences in Work Injuries: Implications for Primary Care Practice,” Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 36-43, 2007

Shaw, W.S., Linton, S.J., and Pransky, G.S., “Reducing Sickness Absence from Work Due to Low Back Pain: How Well Do Intervention Strategies Match Empirical Risk Factors?” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 16, pp. 591-605, 2007

Shaw, W.S., Means-Christensen, A., Slater, M.A., Patterson, T.L., Webster, J.S., and Atkinson, J.H., “Shared and Independent Associations of Psychosocial Factors on Work Status Among Men with Sub-Acute Low Back Pain,” Clinical Journal of Pain, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 409-416, 2007

Shaw, W.S., Pransky, G.S., Patterson, W., Linton, S.J., and  Winters, T., “Patient Clusters in Acute Low Back Pain Based on Disability Risk Factors,” Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 2,  pp. 185-193, 2007

Shaw, W.S. and Verma, S.K., “Equivalency of an Interactive Voice Response System to Live Telephone Interviewing for Assessment of Back Pain and Function,” Pain Research & Management, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 23-30, 2007

Wasiak, R., Kim, J.Y., and Pransky, G.S., “The Association Between Timing and Duration of Chiropractic Care in Work-Related Low Back Pain and Work-Disability Outcomes,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 10, pp.1124-1134, 2007

Wasiak, R. and Pransky, G.S., “The Impact of Procedure Type, Jurisdiction and Other Factors in Workers' Compensation on Work-Disability Outcomes Following Carpal Tunnel Surgery,” Work, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 103-110, 2007

Wasiak, R., Young, A.E., Roessler, R.T., McPherson, K.M., van Poppel, M.N.M., and Anema, J.R., “Measuring Return to Work,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 766-781, 2007

Webster, B.S., Verma, S.K., and Gatchel, R., “Relationship Between Early Opioid Prescribing for Acute Occupational Low Back Pain and Disability Duration, Medical Costs, Subsequent Surgery and Late Opioid Use,” Spine, Vol. 32, No. 19, pp. 2127-2132, 2007

back to top

2006

Huang, Y.H., Pransky, G.S., Shaw, W.S., Benjamin, K. L., and Savageau, J.A., “Factors Affecting the Organizational Responses of Employers to Workers with Injuries,” Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Vol. 26, No.1, pp. 75-84, 2006

Pransky, G.S., Finkelstein, S.N., Berndt, E., Kyle, M.K., Mackell, J., and Tortorice, D.L., “Objective and Self-Report Work Performance Measures:  A Comparative Analysis,” International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 55, No. 5,  pp. 390-399, 2006

Pransky, G.S., Verma, S.K., Okurowski, L., and Webster, B.S., “Length of Disability Prognosis in Acute Occupational Low Back Pain: Development and Testing of a Practical Approach,” Spine, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 690-697, 2006

Shaw, W.S., Robertson, M.M., McLellan, R.K., Verma, S.K., and Pransky, G.S., “Controlled Case Study of Supervisor Training to Optimize Injury Response in the Food Processing Industry,” Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Vol. 26,No. 2,  pp. 107-114, 2006

Shaw, W.S., Robertson, M.M., Pransky, G.S., and McLellan, R.K., “Training to Optimize the Response of Supervisors to Work Injuries: Needs Assessment, Design, and Evaluation,” American Association of Occupational Nurses Journal, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 226-235, 2006

Shaw, W.S. and Verma, S.K., “Equivalency of an Interactive Voice Response System to Live Telephone Interviewing for Assessment of Back Pain and Function,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 16, pp. 591-605, 2006

Wasiak, R., Kim, J.Y., and Pransky, G.S., “Work Disability and Costs Due to Recurrence of Low Back Pain:  Longer and More Costly Than in First Episodes,” Spine, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 219-225, 2006

Wasiak, R. and McNeely, E., “Utilization and Costs of Chiropractic Care for Work-Related Low Back Injuries:  Do Payment Policies Make a Difference?”, The Spine Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 146-153, 2006

Wasiak, R. and Pransky, G.S., “Point of View:  Work Retention and Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain,” Spine, Vol. 31, No.15, pp. 1858-1859, 2006

Wasiak, R., Pransky, G.S., and Yao, P., “Geographic Variation in Surgical Treatment for Work-Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Does Improved Return to Work Matter?”, Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 3-11, 2006

Webster, B.S., Courtney, T.K., Huang, Y.H., Matz, S., and Christiani, D.C., “Survey of Acute Low Back Pain Management by Specialty Group and Practice Experience,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 48, pp. 723-732, 2006

Young, A.E., Webster, B.S., Guinti, G., Pransky, G.S., and Nesathurai, S., “Rehospitalization Following Compensable Work-Related Tetraplegia,” Spinal Cord, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 374-382, 2006

back to top

2005

Shaw, W.S., Zaia, A., Pransky, G.S., Winters, T., and Patterson, W.B., “Perceptions of Provider Communication and Patient Satisfaction for Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 10, pp.1036-1043, 2005

Staal, J.B., Rainville, J., Fritz, J., Mechelen, W., and Pransky, G.S., “Physical Exercise Interventions to Improve Disability and Return to Work in Low Back Pain: Current Insights and Opportunities for Improvement,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 491-505, 2005

Sullivan, M., Feuerstein, M., Gatchel, R., Linton, S.J., and Pransky, G.S., “Integrating Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions to Achieve Optimal Rehabilitation Outcomes,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 475-489, 2005

Wasiak, R., McNeely, E., and Magnetti, S., “Chiropractic Care in Workers' Compensation,” The Journal of Workers Compensation, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 23-42, 2005

Webster, B.S., Courtney, T.K., Huang, Y.H., Matz, S., and Christiani, D.C., “Physicians’ Initial Management of Acute Low Back Pain Versus Evidence-Based Guidelines: Influence of Sciatica,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 1132-1135, 2005

Young, A.E., Roessler, R.T., Wasiak, R., McPherson, K.M., van Poppel, M.N.M., and Anema, J.R., “A Developmental Conceptualization of Return to Work,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 557-568, 2005

Franche, R.L., Baril, R., Shaw, W., Nicholas, M., and Loisel, P., “Workplace-Based Return-to-Work Interventions: Optimizing the Role of Stakeholders in Research and Implementation,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 525-542, 2005

Linton, S.J., Gross, D., Schultz, I.Z., Main, C., Côté, P., Pransky, G.S., and Johnson, W., “Prognosis and the Identification of Workers Risking Disability: Research Issues and Directions for Future Research,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 459-474, 2005

Loisel, P., Buchbinder, R., Hazard, R., Keller, R., Scheel, I., van Tulder, M., and Webster, B., “Prevention of Work Disability Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Challenge of Implementing Evidence,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 507-524, 2005

Murphy, G.C. and Young, A.E., “Employment Participation Following Spinal Cord Injury: Relation to Selected Participant Demographic, Injury and Psychological Characteristics,” Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 27, No. 21, pp. 1297-1306, 2005

Pransky, G.S., Benjamin, K.L., and Savageau, J.A., “Early Retirement Due to Occupational Injury: Who Is At Risk?,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 285-295, 2005

Pransky, G.S., Benjamin, K.L., Savageau, J.A., Currivan, D., and Fletcher, K., “Outcomes in Work-Related Injuries: A Comparison of Older and Younger Workers,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 104-112, 2005

Pransky, G.S., Gatchel, R., Linton, S., and Loisel, P., “Improving Return to Work Research,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 453-457, 2005

Shaw, W.S. and Huang, Y.H., “Concerns and Expectations about Returning to Work with Low Back Pain: Identifying Themes from Focus Groups and Semi-Structured Interviews,” Disability & Rehabilitation, Vol. 27, No. 21, pp. 1269-1281, 2005

Shaw, W.S., Pransky, G.S., Patterson, W., and Winters, T., “Early Disability Risk Factors for Low Back Pain Assessed at Outpatient Occupational Health Clinics,” Spine, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 572-580, 2005

Young, A.E., Wasiak, R., Roessler, R.T., McPherson, K.M., Anema, H.R., and van Poppel, M.N.M., “Return-to-Work Outcomes Following Work Disability: Stakeholder Motivations, Interests and Concerns,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 543-556, 2005

back to top

Connect With Liberty