Physical exercise, sickness absence and subjective employability: An 8-year longitudinal observational study among musculoskeletal patients.

Authors

  • Vera Storm
  • Juliane Paech
  • Jochen P. Ziegelmann
  • Sonia Lippke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2103

Keywords:

medical rehabilitation, musculoskeletal diseases, physical exercise, sickness absence, subjective employability.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Physical exercise recommendations become particularly effective when embedded into medical rehabilitation. However, little is known about long-term behaviour maintenance and its effect on sickness absence and subjective employability. The current longitudinal observational study investigated self-reported physical exercise, sickness absence and subjective employability over a period of 8 years. SUBJECTS: A total of 601 (T0) outpatients (mean age 45.14 years

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Published

2016-05-30

How to Cite

Storm, V., Paech, J., Ziegelmann, J. P., & Lippke, S. (2016). Physical exercise, sickness absence and subjective employability: An 8-year longitudinal observational study among musculoskeletal patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(6), 541–546. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2103

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Original Report