Abstract
Background. Medical rehabilitation increasingly considers occupational issues as determinants of health and work ability. Information on work-related rehabilitation concepts should therefore be made available to healthcare professionals. Objective. To revise a website providing healthcare professionals in medical rehabilitation facilities with information on work-related concepts in terms of updating existing information and including new topics, based on recommendations from implementation research. Method. The modification process included a questionnaire survey of medical rehabilitation centers (n = 28); two workshops with experts from rehabilitation centers, health payers, and research institutions (n = 14); the selection of new topics and revision of existing text modules based on expert consensus; and an update of good practice descriptions of work-related measures. Results. Health payers' requirements, workplace descriptions, and practical implementation aids were added as new topics. The database of good practice examples was extended to 63 descriptions. Information on introductory concepts was rewritten and supplemented by current data. Diagnostic tools were updated by including additional assessments. Conclusions. Recommendations from implementation research such as assessing user needs and including expert knowledge may serve as a useful starting point for the dissemination of information on work-related medical rehabilitation into practice. Web-based information tools such as the website presented here can be quickly adapted to current evidence and changes in medicolegal regulations.
Highlights
Adverse working conditions and occupational stressors may impair work ability and complicate return to work after sickness or injury [1,2,3,4,5,6]
Rehabilitation is a suited and relevant setting: in many countries, its focus is on improving health status, treating chronic conditions, and/or altering their detrimental effects on activities and participation, in terms of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) [11], which includes participation in working life
A growing number of vocational and/or medical rehabilitation concepts put a special emphasis on the interrelations of work-related variables, health, and work ability with return to work as a central rehabilitative outcome
Summary
Adverse working conditions and occupational stressors may impair work ability and complicate return to work after sickness or injury [1,2,3,4,5,6]. A growing number of vocational and/or medical rehabilitation concepts put a special emphasis on the interrelations of work-related variables, health, and work ability with return to work as a central rehabilitative outcome. These concepts vary in scope, target group(s), setting, or treatment elements (e.g., inpatient versus outpatient programs; workplace-related versus clinical interventions; coordination with actors involved such as healthcare providers and employers) [12,13,14,15,16]. To revise a website providing healthcare professionals in medical rehabilitation facilities with information on work-related concepts in terms of updating existing information and including new topics, based on recommendations from implementation research.
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