Supervisors’ Strategies to Facilitate Work Functioning among Employees with Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Focus Group Study
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Aim.
To explore what strategies the supervisors found beneficial to prevent or reduce sickness absence among employees with musculoskeletal complaints.
Methods.
Five focus groups were conducted and 26 supervisors from health and social sector participated.
Commonly used strategies to prevent sickness absence and interdisciplinary cooperation in this work were discussed in the focus groups.
Systematic text condensation was used to analyse the data.
Results.
The supervisors described five strategies for sick leave management: (1) promoting well-being and a healthy working environment, (2) providing early support and adjustments, (3) making employees more responsible, (4) using confrontational strategies in relation to employees on long-term sick leave, and (5) cooperation with general practitioners (GPs).
Conclusions.
Strategies of promoting a healthy working environment and facilitating early return to work were utilised in the follow-up of employees with musculoskeletal complaints.
Supportive strategies were found most useful especially in the early phases, while finding a balance between being supportive, on one side, and confronting the employee, on the other, was endeavoured in cases of recurrent or long-term sick leave.
Further, the supervisors requested a closer cooperation with the GPs, which they believed would facilitate return to work.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ask, Tove& Magnussen, Liv Heide. 2015. Supervisors’ Strategies to Facilitate Work Functioning among Employees with Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Focus Group Study. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079253
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ask, Tove& Magnussen, Liv Heide. Supervisors’ Strategies to Facilitate Work Functioning among Employees with Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Focus Group Study. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079253
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ask, Tove& Magnussen, Liv Heide. Supervisors’ Strategies to Facilitate Work Functioning among Employees with Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Focus Group Study. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079253
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079253