Successful return to work of individuals with chronic pain according to health care providers: a meta-synthesis/Retorno bem-sucedido ao trabalho para indivíduos com dor crônica, segundo os profissionais de saúde: uma metassíntese

Autores/as

  • Lilian Magalhães Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos UFSCar
  • Crystal Chan VHA Rehab Solutions
  • Audrey Colleen Chapman
  • Lorna Majed
  • Renata Samigullina Red Deer Regional Hospital, Alberta
  • Dejana Trninic
  • Lynn Shaw Dalhousie University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/2526-8910.ctoAR2063

Palabras clave:

Chronic Pain, Return to Work, Health Personnel

Resumen

Introduction: Chronic pain is a persistent disease that causes personal and social economic problems when individuals are unable to return to work. Objective: This meta-synthesis investigated the perspectives of health professionals on the best mechanisms (triggering change) and approaches to support people with chronic pain on return to work. Method: Peer-reviewed articles published until October 2017 were searched in databases such as PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL and Pubmed. The search was based on three concepts: “chronic pain”, “return to work” and “therapist”. Six articles were analyzed. Meta-ethnography was used to synthesize data extracted from qualitative studies. Results: Five second-order interpretations were revealed: social interactions contribute to rehabilitation and can interrupt the return to work; inadequate coordination and excessive bureaucracy complicates the return to work; communication between worker and other stakeholders is critical for return to work; health professionals are not clear about their roles; the congruence between health professionals and the workers’perspectives and goals on return to work impacts the treatment and its outcomes. A posterior analysis produced two third-order syntheses: 1. the need for assertive communication to lay the groundwork for best practices; and 2. inadequate coordination in the current system complicates return to work in cases of chronic pain. Conclusion: Stakeholders and health professionals need to understand their roles and responsibilities to consistently set goals and action plans for return to work. Keywords: Chronic Pain, Return to Work, Health Personnel

Biografía del autor/a

Lilian Magalhães, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos UFSCar

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional 

Professor Emeritus, Western University of Ontario 

Crystal Chan, VHA Rehab Solutions

Mestre em terapia ocupacional

Audrey Colleen Chapman

Mestre em terapia ocupacional

Lorna Majed

Mestre em Terapia Ocupacional

Renata Samigullina, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Alberta

terapeuta ocupacional da área de  Saúde Mental

Dejana Trninic

Mestre em Terapia Ocupacional

Lynn Shaw, Dalhousie University

 

Professora doutora e Diretora da Escola de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Ciencias da Saude, Dalhousie University, Canada 

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Publicado

2017-12-19

Cómo citar

Magalhães, L., Chan, C., Chapman, A. C., Majed, L., Samigullina, R., Trninic, D., & Shaw, L. (2017). Successful return to work of individuals with chronic pain according to health care providers: a meta-synthesis/Retorno bem-sucedido ao trabalho para indivíduos com dor crônica, segundo os profissionais de saúde: uma metassíntese. Cuadernos Brasilenos De Terapia Ocupacional, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.4322/2526-8910.ctoAR2063

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Artículo de revisión y/o actualización de literatura