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Wellbeing and the Lived Experience of Injured Workers Following Finalisation of a Workers' Compensation Claim.
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2025-01-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10264-1
James Weir, Robyn Fary, Samantha Lee, Tim Mitchell, Venerina Johnston, Mary Wyatt, Robert Guthrie, Bronwyn Myers, Darren Beales
{"title":"Wellbeing and the Lived Experience of Injured Workers Following Finalisation of a Workers' Compensation Claim.","authors":"James Weir, Robyn Fary, Samantha Lee, Tim Mitchell, Venerina Johnston, Mary Wyatt, Robert Guthrie, Bronwyn Myers, Darren Beales","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10264-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10264-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Workers' compensation claims can negatively affect the wellbeing of injured workers. For some, these negative effects continue beyond finalisation of the workers' compensation claim. It is unclear what factors influence wellbeing following finalisation of a workers' compensation claim. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore wellbeing through the lived experience of individuals who have finalised a workers' compensation claim in the state of Western Australia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study with individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews was performed (n = 20, 55% female, average claim length 22.9 months, average time since claim end 33.4 months). Claim finalisation modes included full medical recovery, claim settlement with permanent impairment, direct settlement with the insurer and settlement with the insurer facilitated by a lawyer. The interview schedule was informed by a previous scoping review and cross-sectional survey completed by this research team. Qualitative data were analysed utilising a reflexive, interpretative phenomenological analysis approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five superordinate and their associated subordinate themes were identified; (1) The role of support; (2) Stigma and discrimination; (3) A new normal; (4) The importance of information; and (5) Recommended resources.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Injured workers experience a range of outcomes related to their wellbeing and employment following the finalisation of their workers' compensation claim. Based on their experiences, resources to facilitate a transition and adjustment to life following a claim have been suggested by injured workers, including information regarding seeking employment, seeking welfare support, educational materials regarding future expectations, and individualised support care packages.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142928378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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What are the Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Canadian Injured Workers about the Provision of Physiotherapy Services using Telerehabilitation? 加拿大受伤工人对使用远程康复技术提供物理治疗服务的看法和生活体验如何?
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10261-4
Anne Hudon, Maxi Miciak, Teri Slade, Stacey Lovo, Jackie L Whittaker, Daniel Côté, Debbie E Feldman, Dahlia Kairy, Marie Laberge, Beverley McKeen, Lynn Cooper, Douglas P Gross
{"title":"What are the Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Canadian Injured Workers about the Provision of Physiotherapy Services using Telerehabilitation?","authors":"Anne Hudon, Maxi Miciak, Teri Slade, Stacey Lovo, Jackie L Whittaker, Daniel Côté, Debbie E Feldman, Dahlia Kairy, Marie Laberge, Beverley McKeen, Lynn Cooper, Douglas P Gross","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10261-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10261-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Despite evidence of efficacy, the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in real-world clinical settings is still largely unknown. Telerehabilitation requires a substantial transformation of the organization and delivery of traditional services. Considering that a virtual setting can create unique challenges for providing physiotherapy services and given the physical and potential hands-on nature of evidence-based assessments and interventions, it is important to investigate what injured workers think of receiving physiotherapy care via telerehabilitation and to examine if rehabilitation needs are adequately met.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative interpretive description study was conducted to explore the perspectives and experiences of 17 injured workers receiving physiotherapy via telerehabilitation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with participants from three provinces in Western Canada and analysed using thematic analysis. Qualitative rigour criteria of epistemological integrity, analytic logic, interpretive authority, and representative credibility were considered throughout this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Implementation of telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in mixed perceptions from injured workers. Some viewed telerehabilitation as a resourceful option for providing services during the pandemic lockdown, resulting in maintained communications while overcoming barriers to services (e.g., rural/remote workers, transportation barriers, etc.). However, many thought telerehabilitation was inferior to in-person therapy for assessment and when 'hands-on' interaction was needed. Many believed a hybrid option may be ideal now that pandemic restrictions are lifted, with telerehabilitation supplementing in-person physiotherapy when needed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Telerehabilitation was viewed as a resourceful option during the pandemic and in certain clinical situations (e.g., rural/remote). Workers should be able to make informed choices about service delivery format.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Obstacles, Self-Efficacy, and Strategies for Returning to Work after Experiencing Burnout: Paving the Path to Sustainable Reintegration. 经历职业倦怠后重返工作岗位的障碍、自我效能感和策略:为可持续重返工作岗位铺平道路》。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10260-5
Julien Leblond, Isabelle Faurie, Marc Corbière
{"title":"Obstacles, Self-Efficacy, and Strategies for Returning to Work after Experiencing Burnout: Paving the Path to Sustainable Reintegration.","authors":"Julien Leblond, Isabelle Faurie, Marc Corbière","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10260-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10260-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The objective of this study is twofold: (1) to better understand the Return-to-Work (RTW) process of employees on sick leave due to burnout by evaluating RTW obstacles and self-efficacy to overcome them, and (2) to investigate strategies implemented for maintaining employment following burnout.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Fifty-one participants completed the online questionnaire titled \"Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES)\", and two focus groups were conducted with employees returning to work after experiencing burnout.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All the ROSES dimensions emerged as potential obstacles to returning to work after burnout. Several were particularly challenging to overcome, such as Fears of a relapse, Cognitive difficulties, and Loss of motivation to RTW. Qualitative analysis of verbatim from focus groups identified eight categories of strategies for overcoming these obstacles, such as Work involvement regulation strategies, Identity and anxiety regulation strategies, Seeking care and support from professionals, and Cognitive and metacognitive strategies, among the most often mentioned.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings pave the way for a more detailed analysis of the perceived obstacles individuals face during their RTW after burnout. Furthermore, the identification of strategies to overcome these obstacles may prove beneficial not only for the sustainable RTW of individuals, but also for the professionals who support them.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predicting Occupational Outcomes for Individuals with ADHD: The Role of Hyperactivity/Impulsivity and Executive Functioning. 预测多动症患者的职业成果:多动/冲动和执行功能的作用。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10259-y
Elizabeth S M Chan, Joshua M Langberg
{"title":"Predicting Occupational Outcomes for Individuals with ADHD: The Role of Hyperactivity/Impulsivity and Executive Functioning.","authors":"Elizabeth S M Chan, Joshua M Langberg","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10259-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10259-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The present study adds to the literature by evaluating the differential risk of ADHD symptom dimensions and executive functioning (EF; time management, organization, motivation) to key occupational outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were adults (N = 100; 51% male) with ADHD working full-time between the ages of 19-30 (M = 26.61, SD = 2.28). Participants reported on their ADHD symptoms and EF as well as on five areas of occupational functioning (income, written warnings, boredom at work, satisfaction with coworkers and supervisors).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over and above medication status, sex, and age, path analyses revealed hyperactivity/impulsivity and time management were the most consistent predictors of outcomes. Higher levels of each predictor were associated with lower income, more written warnings, greater boredom at work, as well as lower satisfaction with coworkers and supervisors. Executive function difficulties with organization and motivation were risk factors for all evaluated outcomes, except written warnings. Higher levels of inattention symptoms were associated with more written warnings and lower satisfaction with coworkers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study is one of the first to document the differential risks of ADHD symptoms and EF to a comprehensive set of occupational functioning outcomes. Future research is needed to replicate the present findings and expand this line of work to identify factors that may protect against these ADHD-related risks on workplace success.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Validating the Core Set for Vocational Rehabilitation in a Population of Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10252-5
Sara Paltrinieri, Martina Pellegrini, Stefania Costi, Stefania Fugazzaro, Massimo Vicentini, Pamela Mancuso, Paolo Giorgi Rossi
{"title":"Validating the Core Set for Vocational Rehabilitation in a Population of Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Sara Paltrinieri, Martina Pellegrini, Stefania Costi, Stefania Fugazzaro, Massimo Vicentini, Pamela Mancuso, Paolo Giorgi Rossi","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10252-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10252-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The Core Set for Vocational Rehabilitation (CS-VR), a checklist based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), captures the work functioning of individuals requiring VR. By listening to cancer survivors' experiences and stakeholders' perspectives, the CS-VR-Onco of 85 ICF-based categories was obtained. The aim of this study was to assess the concurrent validity of the CS-VR-Onco by measuring this tool's ability to detect differences among cancer survivors in terms of perceived return to work (RTW)-related difficulties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sample of 300 working-age individuals with a first diagnosis of cancer was selected through the local Cancer Registry. Of these 300, those employed individuals who had returned to work were deemed eligible. Through a guided interview, participants reported and described their perceived RTW-related difficulties using the terminology of the CS-VR-Onco. Frequencies and means were used to compare the results of (a) cancer survivors who reported having had difficulties with those who had not, and (b) cancer survivors who had undergone chemotherapy (CT) with those who had not.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 104 respondents, 35 cancer survivors (Group 1) reported having had RTW-related difficulties and CS-VR-Onco-described problems, while 54 reported no difficulties but did highlight some problems (Group 2), and 15 reported neither difficulties nor problems (Group 3). The categories of the CS-VR-Onco that were prioritized were similar across groups, but Group 1 had higher frequencies than did Group 2 + 3 in 69 categories out of 85. In the second comparison, 40 cancer survivors who had undergone CT had higher frequencies than did 64 cancer survivors who had not undergone CT, but this trend was not applicable to 23 categories of the CS-VR-Onco. Seven categories were not reported as problems by all participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The CS-VR-Onco identified more problems in cancer survivors who reported RTW-related difficulties and differences between cancer survivors who had undergone CT and those who had not. These results contribute to assessing the preliminary validity of the tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effectiveness and Characteristics of Work Participation Interventions for Adults with Musculoskeletal Upper Limb Conditions: A Systematic Review.
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10251-6
Lisa Newington, Daniel Ceh, Fiona Sandford, Vaughan Parsons, Ira Madan
{"title":"Effectiveness and Characteristics of Work Participation Interventions for Adults with Musculoskeletal Upper Limb Conditions: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Lisa Newington, Daniel Ceh, Fiona Sandford, Vaughan Parsons, Ira Madan","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10251-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10251-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To systematically identify and evaluate interventions to improve work participation for adults with upper limb musculoskeletal conditions, and explore contextual factors and mechanisms that suggest how the intervention is effective, for whom, and in what setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review protocol was pre-registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023433216). Eligible studies met the following criteria. Population adults (aged ≥ 18 years), with musculoskeletal upper limb conditions including traumatic and non-traumatic presentations. Intervention strategies aimed at enhancing work participation. Outcomes measures including return to work, increased work duties or hours, and work functioning. Study design randomised and non-randomised experimental studies, mixed methods, qualitative studies, and case series. Two reviewers independently screened, extracted data, and completed quality appraisal. Interventions were described using TIDieR and the data presented as a narrative synthesis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-two studies were included. Interventions were categorised into three groups: multimodal or multidisciplinary (n = 13), ergonomic (n = 4), and exercise (n = 5). Eight interventions were primarily delivered in the workplace and 14 in healthcare settings. Four outcome domains were reported: return to work (n = 18), self-reported work function (n = 4), work productivity (n = 5), and work-related costs (n = 2). Only exercise interventions showed consistent statistically significant benefits. Heterogeneity in outcomes prevented formal meta-analysis. Only five studies were rated as high quality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is insufficient evidence to recommend specific work participation interventions for adults with upper limb musculoskeletal systems. No studies explored the impact of Fit Notes or other formal work guidance documentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Return-to-Work Coordinators' Perceptions of Their Roles Relative to Workers: A Discourse Analysis. 重返工作岗位协调员对其相对于工人的角色的看法:话语分析。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-023-10167-7
P Hopwood, E MacEachen, M Crouch, E Neiterman, E McKnight, C Malachowski
{"title":"Return-to-Work Coordinators' Perceptions of Their Roles Relative to Workers: A Discourse Analysis.","authors":"P Hopwood, E MacEachen, M Crouch, E Neiterman, E McKnight, C Malachowski","doi":"10.1007/s10926-023-10167-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-023-10167-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>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 helping worker recovery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In-depth interviews were conducted with 47 RTWCs across Canada in 2018-2019. We used critical discourse analysis to analyze the way coordinators viewed workers in the complex, multi-stakeholder system of RTW.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified four ways that RTWCs positioned themselves relative to workers: as trust builders, experts, detectives and motivators. These roles reflected RTWCs position within the system; however, their discourse also contributed to the construction of a moral hierarchy that valued worker motivation and framed some workers as attempting to exploit the RTW system.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RTWCs' positions of power in the coordination process warrant further investigation of how they exercise judgement and discretion, particularly when the process depends on their ability to weigh evidence and manage cases in what might be seen as an objective and fair manner.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"783-792"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139543229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Wellbeing After Finalization of a Workers' Compensation Claim: A Systematic Scoping Review. 工伤索赔终结后的福祉:系统性范围界定审查。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-023-10168-6
James Weir, Robyn Fary, Mark Gibson, Tim Mitchell, Venerina Johnston, Mary Wyatt, Robert Guthrie, Bronwyn Myers, Darren Beales
{"title":"Wellbeing After Finalization of a Workers' Compensation Claim: A Systematic Scoping Review.","authors":"James Weir, Robyn Fary, Mark Gibson, Tim Mitchell, Venerina Johnston, Mary Wyatt, Robert Guthrie, Bronwyn Myers, Darren Beales","doi":"10.1007/s10926-023-10168-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-023-10168-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A workers' compensation claim may have significant negative impacts on an injured worker's wellbeing. Wellbeing provides a good global measure of potential effects of a claim on an individual, and is important for contemporary economic modelling. The purpose of this study was to synthesize knowledge about the wellbeing of injured workers after the finalization of a workers' compensation claim and identify gaps in the current literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic scoping review was conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>71 full-text articles were screened for inclusion, with 32 articles eligible for this review. None of the included articles evaluated overall wellbeing. Included articles did evaluate a variety of constructs inherent in wellbeing. Injured workers were generally disadvantaged in some manner following claim finalization. The literature recommends a focus on reducing negative impacts on injured workers after finalization of a compensation claim, with a need for regulatory bodies to review policy in this area.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There appears to be potential for ongoing burden for individuals, employers, and society after finalization of a workers' compensation claim. A gap in knowledge exists regarding the specific evaluation of wellbeing of injured workers following finalization of a workers' compensation claim.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"717-739"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11550234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring the Occupational Lifestyle Experiences of the Families of Public Safety Personnel. 探索公共安全人员家属的职业生活方式体验。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10179-x
Rachel Richmond, Rosemary Ricciardelli, Rachel Dekel, Deborah Norris, Alyson Mahar, Joy MacDermid, Nicola T Fear, Rachael Gribble, Heidi Cramm
{"title":"Exploring the Occupational Lifestyle Experiences of the Families of Public Safety Personnel.","authors":"Rachel Richmond, Rosemary Ricciardelli, Rachel Dekel, Deborah Norris, Alyson Mahar, Joy MacDermid, Nicola T Fear, Rachael Gribble, Heidi Cramm","doi":"10.1007/s10926-024-10179-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-024-10179-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Public safety personnel, including first responders, are regularly exposed to physical, social, and psychological risks and occupational requirements. These risks and requirements extend beyond the employee and may also impact the families (for example, work-family conflict, compassion fatigue). Despite recent attention directed at the population's wellness, considerably less attention is directed towards the family. This review investigates how the risks and requirements associated with these occupations affect families' lives and experiences, and correspondingly, how families respond and adapt to these risks.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the current qualitative review, we sought to identify and describe the lifestyle experiences of public safety families as they navigate the occupational risks and requirements of public safety work. The inclusion criteria resulted in an analysis of 18 articles, representing only police (n = 11), paramedics (n = 7), and firefighting (n = 10) sectors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified and described the experiences of public safety families both by occupation and familial role. Shared familial themes across occupational groups included 'Worry', 'Communication', 'Where do I turn', 'Are they okay', 'Serving alongside', and '(Over)Protective'. However, distinct themes also emerged between different occupational groups and family configurations. Themes prevalent amongst primarily children of police included: 'Worry', 'Let's Laugh Instead', '(Over)Protective', and 'I'm not the Police, my Parent is!'. Experiences differed if the family contained on serving public safety personnel or multiple.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We identified the shared and unique occupational experiences of public safety families. This review normalizes these experiences and emphasizes the need to develop initiatives to improve the well-being of families and safety employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"895-912"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11550274/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140307406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Social Insurance Literacy Among the Sick-listed-A Study of Clients' Comprehension and Self-Rated System Comprehensibility of the Sickness Insurance System. 被列入疾病名单者的社会保险扫盲--关于客户对疾病保险制度的理解和自我评价的研究。
IF 2.1 3区 医学
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-023-10166-8
Elin A Karlsson, Mattias Hellgren, Jan L Sandqvist, Ida Seing, Christian Ståhl
{"title":"Social Insurance Literacy Among the Sick-listed-A Study of Clients' Comprehension and Self-Rated System Comprehensibility of the Sickness Insurance System.","authors":"Elin A Karlsson, Mattias Hellgren, Jan L Sandqvist, Ida Seing, Christian Ståhl","doi":"10.1007/s10926-023-10166-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10926-023-10166-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Sickness insurance systems and their processes have been studied in terms of transparency, comprehensibility and fairness, highlighting the importance of just procedures that make sense to clients. Related research demonstrates differences between groups of clients, pointing towards a social gradient. The concept of social insurance literacy and the Social Insurance Literacy Questionnaire (SILQ) was recently developed and serves as a measure for client's ability to obtain, understand and act on information in a sickness insurance system, relating to the comprehensibility of the information that the system provides.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate social insurance literacy among clients on sick leave and its associations with perceived justice, being granted sickness benefits and background factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a questionnaire study with clients on sick leave in Sweden. In the selection process 3993 clients were invited, of which 1173 recently had their sickness benefits withdrawn. Those who answered the SILQ (n = 1152) also answered a perceived justice measure and accepted sharing register data from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Data were analyzed through regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings demonstrate that clients' perceptions of system comprehensibility and the status of their sick leave case was significantly associated with perceived justice, and being granted sickness benefits, while their individual abilities to obtain, understand, and act on information had lesser influence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The system's ability to provide understandable information seems more important than clients' abilities to comprehend it. From a client perspective, a just system seems to be related to their experiences of the sick leave process (i,e., whether they had an ongoing or closed case) rather than their skills to obtain the correct information.</p>","PeriodicalId":48035,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"803-817"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11550270/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139425762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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