Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: New Approaches for Maintaining Work Ability in the Workplace (FOM-Edition)

Sustaining a healthy and productive work environment for employees with health issues and work disabilities or those returning to work after sick leave may present a challenge to employers. This publication offers unique insights into occupational health and rehabilitation, covering international perspectives as well as a variety of health-related disciplines. Policymakers, employers, employees, researchers and students will find new approaches to questions of how to maintain work ability and health in the workplace: Which motives influence strategic planning in the healthcare and employment sector? How can the return of employees after sick leave be facilitated? How best to implement innovations while keeping the workplace safe and healthy? And how does occupational rehabilitation benefit from evidence-based knowledge transfer? Contents • Work Ability and Work Disability• Return to Work• Work and Health• Work and Innovation Message of Greeting Preface Contents Editors and Contributors 1 Introduction Abstract Part I Work Ability and Work Disability 2 Understanding Functioning and Work Disability Is Essential to Disability Evaluation Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Integrative Bio-Psycho-Social Framework 2.3 ICF in Vocational Rehabilitation 2.4 WORQ 2.5 Clinical Practice Appraisal for Work Rehabilitation 2.6 Moving Forward: The Next Steps 2.7 Conclusion References 3 Work Ability Assessment: A Description and Evaluation of a New Tool in Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Claims Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) 3.3 ICF Core Set 3.4 Development of ICF Core Set for Disability Evaluation in Social Security 3.5 Influence From Other Countries 3.6 Main Features of the Work Ability Assessment 3.7 Discussion 3.8 Conclusion References 4 Work Ability Management in Rehabilitation and Return to Work: A Perspective from Austria Abstract 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Determining Work Ability 4.1.2 Measuring Work Ability 4.2 Rehabilitation 4.3 Return to Work 4.4 Conclusion References 5 Adaptation of an ICF-Based Questionnaire for Vocational Rehabilitation in Germany Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Method 5.3 Results 5.4 Discussion 5.5 Conclusion References 6 Strategic Planning and Execution in Rehabilitation Using the Bio-Psycho-Social Approach Abstract 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Bio-Psycho-Social Approach in Rehabilitation and the Measurement of Functioning 6.3 Integration of ICF in Work Ability Assessment 6.4 Implementing the ICF System in Clinical Practice 6.5 Use of Measurement Tools 6.6 How to Match Different Measurement Tools to Different Codes Without Losing Their Meaning? 6.7 How to Change from a Problem Approach to an Approach Focusing on Possibilities? 6.8 Conclusion References Part II Return to Work 7 Return to Work of Sick-Listed People After Vocational Rehabilitation in Germany Abstract 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Vocational Rehabilitation and Income Support 7.3 Return to Work After Vocational Rehabilitation 7.4 Method 7.5 Results 7.6 Discussion 7.7 Conclusion References 8 Effects of Graded Return-to-Work: A Propensity-Score-Matched Analysis Abstract 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Method 8.3 Results 8.4 Discussion 8.5 Conclusion References Part III Work and Health 9 The Clinical Setting and Pathogenic Organizational Structures: A Survey Based on a Sociological Health Theory Abstract 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Method 9.3 Results 9.4 Discussion 9.5 Conclusion References 10 Cognitive Performance in Occupational and Work-Related Rehabilitation Abstract 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Cognitive Impairments and Sick Leave 10.3 Clinical Implications 10.4 Recommendation for Future Studies 10.5 Conclusion References 11 The Unconscious Effects of Rehabilitation: The Impact of Implicit Motives on Rehabilitation, Therapy and Health Abstract 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Theoretical Background 11.3 Method 11.4 Analysis 11.5 Results 11.6 Conclusion References 12 A DIN EN ISO Certification “Healthy Community” Requires Cooperation with the Workplace Health Management Abstract 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Current Health Policy Trends 12.3 Ottawa Goes Regional 12.3.1 Local Governments’ Prevention Mandate 12.3.2 Ottawa Charter’s Significance in Germany: Challenges and Practical Approaches 12.4 Possible Solutions for a “Healthy Community” 12.4.1 Demand Assessment of Profound High-Quality Conditions for a “Healthy Community” 12.4.2 Project History 12.4.3 Current Research Topic and Research Design 12.5 Project-Related Specifics 12.5.1 Using a Cloud-Based Trans-Sectoral Software Solution 12.5.2 E-Health and the Clash with German Data Protection 12.5.3 Success Factors “Community Health Manager” (KGM) and Empowerment for Regional Health Promotion and Prevention 12.6 Conclusion References Part IV Work and Innovation 13 Ambulatory Assessment as a Heuristic Research Method in the Field of Occupational Rehabilitation Abstract 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Study 1: Predictors of Affective Well-Being Among Occupational Rehabilitants 13.2.1 Method 13.2.2 Results 13.2.3 Discussion 13.3 Study 2: Daily Affective Well-Being Among Occupational Rehabilitants During Their Practical Training 13.3.1 Method 13.3.2 Results 13.3.3 Discussion 13.4 Study 3: Ambulatory Assessment as a Monitoring Tool Supporting Self-efficacy Training in Adolescent Occupational Rehabilitants 13.4.1 Method 13.4.2 Results 13.4.3 Discussion 13.5 Conclusion References 14 Innovation in a Knowledge-Based Economy: Knowledge Transfer in the Health Sector Abstract 14.1 Forms of Knowledge Transfer and the Role of Knowledge Translation 14.2 Barriers in the Translation of Knowledge 14.3 Organisational Knowledge Translation 14.4 Organisational Silence 14.5 Support Systems of KT 14.6 Occupational Rehabilitation – A German Perspective 14.7 Conclusion References Final Remarks Sustaining a healthy and productive work environment for employees with health issues and work disabilities or those returning to work after sick leave may present a challenge to employers. This publication offers unique insights into occupational health and rehabilitation, covering international perspectives as well as a variety of health-related disciplines. Policymakers, employers, employees, researchers and students will find new approaches to questions of how to maintain work ability and health in the workplace: Which motives influence strategic planning in the healthcare and employment sector? How can the return of employees after sick leave be facilitated? How best to implement innovations while keeping the workplace safe and healthy? And how does occupational rehabilitation benefit from evidence-based knowledge transfer? -- adapted from back cover