Long-term sick leave and graded return to work: What do we know about the follow-up effects?
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- 作者：Udo Schneider ; dr.udo.schneider@wineg.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Roland Linder ; Frank Verheyen
- 关键词：Long-term sickness ; Return-to-work program ; Health expenditure ; Treatment effects
- 刊名：Health Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：120
- 期：10
- 页码：1193-1201
- 全文大小：1060 K
文摘
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We analyzed differences in outcome variables between participants and non-participants of the German RTW program after returning to work.
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We found significant but rather small differences in selected medical expenditures with higher expenditures for participants than for non-participants.
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Reasons behind these differences in outcome variables may represent different perceptions of the own health care status and higher needs for medical services.