Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review protocol.

Alexander, Lyndsay; Cooper, Kay; Mitchell, Dawn; MacLean, Colin

Abstract

The objective of this umbrella review is to determine the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in working age adults with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). More specifically the review will address the following questions: 1) Is vocational rehabilitation effective in improving work participation and reducing sickness absence and disability due to MSDs in working age adults? 2) Which types/modes of vocational rehabilitation are the most effective in improving work participation and reducing sickness absence and disability due to MSDs in working age adults? 3) For which MSD is vocational rehabilitation most beneficial?

Citation

ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K., MITCHELL, D and MACLEAN, C. 2017. Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation on work participation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders: an umbrella review protocol. [Protocol]. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 15(6), pages 1518-1521. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003133

• Other Type: Protocol
• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2017
• Deposit Date: May 15, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: May 15, 2018
• Print ISSN: 2202-4433
• Publisher: Joanna Briggs Institute
• Pages: 1518-1521
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003133
• Keywords: Musculoskeletal; Umbrella review; Vocational rehabilitation; Work
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2923
• Contract Date: May 15, 2018