RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Long-term disability and return to work
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 670
OP 673
VO 31
IS 232
A1 K. Sheikh
A1 S. Mattingly
YR 1981
UL http://bjgp.org/content/31/232/670.abstract
AB In a study of 2,113 physically or mentally disabled adults, an early return to stable employment was found to be largely dependent on two interrelated factors: motivation for work and the duration of unemployment before rehabilitation. If doctors refer such patients for medical and vocational rehabilitation at the earliest opportunity, they can help to reduce the period of unemployment and to restore patients' confidence and motivation.