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The impact of psychiatric comorbidity on the return to work in patients undergoing herniated disc surgery – a longitudinal observational study

S Riedel-Heller, M Zieger, M Luppa, H König · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2010 · Heft 09

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2010
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Zeitschrift
Das Gesundheitswesen
Autor:innen
S Riedel-Heller, M Zieger, M Luppa, H König
Ausgabe
Heft 09 / 2010
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Erschienen: 2010-09-02 00:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0030-1266297

Zusammenfassung

With an estimated life-time prevalence of 60 to 80% back pain constitutes one of the most common complaints among long-term sick and disability pensioners. According to the statistics of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung, in the year 2007 16.2% of early retirement claims resulted from muscular, skeletal and connective tissue illnesses. This study examines (1) return to work (RTW) and ability to work (ATW) rates, and the association with (2) psychiatric comorbidity and (3) socio-demographic, illness-related, vocational and rehabilitation-related characteristics in herniated disc surgery patients. In this longitudin…

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Comorbidity Work Employment Observational Study Connective Tissue Unemployment Association After Das Gesundheitswesen