To RCT or not to RCT: evidence on effectiveness of return-to-work interventions

To RCT or not to RCT: evidence on effectiveness of return-to-work interventions

The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is considered the gold standard in evaluative medical research for drawing causal inferences about the effects of the intervention under study. For several reasons, in occupational health research, an RCT is neither always the best study design nor the most feas...

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Main Authors: Alex Burdorf, Allard J van der Beek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2016-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
return to work
intervention
rehabilitation
randomized controlled trial
editorial
evidence
vocational rehabilitation
rct
rtw
disability pension
propensity score
return-to-work intervention
graded work exposure
therapeutic work resumption
Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3577

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