Systematic review of the impact on return to work of return-to-work coordinators

M Dol, S Varatharajan, E Neiterman… - Journal of occupational …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose We conducted a systematic review to understand the impact that return-to-work
coordinators (RTWCs) have on return to work (RTW) outcomes for sick/injured workers …

EPA guidance on the quality of mental health services: A systematic meta-review and update of recommendations focusing on care coordination

W Gaebel, A Kerst, B Janssen, T Becker… - European …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background. The quality of mental health services is crucial for the effectiveness and
efficiency of mental healthcare systems, symptom reduction, and quality of life improvements …

Coordinators in the return-to-work process: Mapping their work models

V Svärd, E Berglund, E Björk Brämberg, N Gustafsson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Purpose In recent decades, many countries have implemented return-to-work coordinators
to combat high rates of sickness absence and insufficient collaboration in the return-to-work …

How people with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties experience support by rehabilitation coordinators during sickness absence

V Svärd, E Friberg, A Azad - Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose People with multimorbidity face a range of barriers in healthcare, and there is little
knowledge about their challenges with regard to return-to-work (RTW). Rehabilitation …

Organisational prerequisites for coordinating the return-to-work process for people with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties

V Svärd, S Jannas - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The return-to-work (RTW) process for people with multimorbidity and psychosocial
difficulties can be complicated. This study explores the organisational prerequisites for …

Developing a collaborative and sustainable return to work program for employees with common mental disorders: a participatory research with public and private …

M Corbière, M Mazaniello-Chézol… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To disentangle the key steps of the return to work (RTW) process and offer clearer
recovery-focused and sustainable RTW for people on sick leave due to common mental …

Patients' with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties and their views on important professional competence for rehabilitation coordinators in the return-to-work …

A Azad, V Svärd - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coordinators may play a key role during the return-to-work (RTW) process for people on
sickness absence. There are still few studies on the newly implemented rehabilitation …

Competence and professionalisation among return-to-work coordinators in Sweden: comparisons by original profession

A Azad, V Svärd - European Journal of Social Work, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Return-to-work coordinators (RTWC) support people on sickness absence and is a new
healthcare occupation in Sweden. Its practitioners represent a variety of professions, there is …

Return-to-work coordinators' perceptions of their roles relative to workers: a discourse analysis

P Hopwood, E MacEachen, M Crouch… - Journal of Occupational …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This paper describes how Canadian Return to Work coordinators (RTWC) framed
their job roles relative to workers in ways that went beyond the usual professional norms of …

Enhanced capacity to act: Managers' perspectives when participating in a dialogue-based workplace intervention for employee return to work

T Eskilsson, S Norlund, A Lehti, M Wiklund - Journal of occupational …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To explore if and how a dialogue-based workplace intervention with a convergence
dialogue meeting can support a return to work process from the managers' perspective …