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The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography
AIMS: To understand obstacles to returning to work, as perceived by people with chronic non-malignant pain and as perceived by employers, and to develop a conceptual model. DESIGN: Synthesis of qualitative research using meta-ethnography. DATA SOURCES: Eleven bibliographic databases from inception t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6596973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31227529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025743 |
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author | Grant, Mary O-Beirne-Elliman, Joanne Froud, Robert Underwood, Martin Seers, Kate |
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description | AIMS: To understand obstacles to returning to work, as perceived by people with chronic non-malignant pain and as perceived by employers, and to develop a conceptual model. DESIGN: Synthesis of qualitative research using meta-ethnography. DATA SOURCES: Eleven bibliographic databases from inception to April 2017 supplemented by citation tracking. REVIEW METHODS: We used the methods of meta-ethnography. We identified concepts and conceptual categories, and developed a conceptual model and line of argument. RESULTS: We included 41 studies. We identified three core categories in the conceptual model: managing pain, managing work relationships and making workplace adjustments. All were influenced by societal expectations in relation to work, self (self-belief, self-efficacy, legitimacy, autonomy and the meaning of work for the individual), health/illness/pain representations, prereturn to work support and rehabilitation, and system factors (healthcare, workplace and social security). A mismatch of expectations between the individual with pain and the workplace contributed to a feeling of being judged and difficulties asking for help. The ability to navigate obstacles and negotiate change underpinned mastering return to work despite the pain. Where this ability was not apparent, there could be a downward spiral resulting in not working. CONCLUSIONS: For people with chronic pain, and for their employers, navigating obstacles to return to work entails balancing the needs of (1) the person with chronic pain, (2) work colleagues and (3) the employing organisation. Managing pain, managing work relationships and making workplace adjustments appear to be central, but not straightforward, and require substantial effort to culminate in a successful return to work. |
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spelling | pubmed-65969732019-07-18 The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography Grant, Mary O-Beirne-Elliman, Joanne Froud, Robert Underwood, Martin Seers, Kate BMJ Open Qualitative Research AIMS: To understand obstacles to returning to work, as perceived by people with chronic non-malignant pain and as perceived by employers, and to develop a conceptual model. DESIGN: Synthesis of qualitative research using meta-ethnography. DATA SOURCES: Eleven bibliographic databases from inception to April 2017 supplemented by citation tracking. REVIEW METHODS: We used the methods of meta-ethnography. We identified concepts and conceptual categories, and developed a conceptual model and line of argument. RESULTS: We included 41 studies. We identified three core categories in the conceptual model: managing pain, managing work relationships and making workplace adjustments. All were influenced by societal expectations in relation to work, self (self-belief, self-efficacy, legitimacy, autonomy and the meaning of work for the individual), health/illness/pain representations, prereturn to work support and rehabilitation, and system factors (healthcare, workplace and social security). A mismatch of expectations between the individual with pain and the workplace contributed to a feeling of being judged and difficulties asking for help. The ability to navigate obstacles and negotiate change underpinned mastering return to work despite the pain. Where this ability was not apparent, there could be a downward spiral resulting in not working. CONCLUSIONS: For people with chronic pain, and for their employers, navigating obstacles to return to work entails balancing the needs of (1) the person with chronic pain, (2) work colleagues and (3) the employing organisation. Managing pain, managing work relationships and making workplace adjustments appear to be central, but not straightforward, and require substantial effort to culminate in a successful return to work. BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6596973/ /pubmed/31227529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025743 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Qualitative Research Grant, Mary O-Beirne-Elliman, Joanne Froud, Robert Underwood, Martin Seers, Kate The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title | The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title_full | The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title_fullStr | The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title_full_unstemmed | The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title_short | The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
title_sort | work of return to work. challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography |
topic | Qualitative Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6596973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31227529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025743 |
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