Occupational Health Research

KEY FINDING: ESSVR did not show a significant benefit over usual care in improving return-to-work rates at 12 months post-stroke.

KEY FINDING: The employment rate among individuals with SCI in Romania was found to be 25.35%, significantly lower than the general population's rate of 64.8%, resulting in a 39.45% employment gap.

KEY FINDING: The baseline employment rate following SCI was 29.8%.

KEY FINDING: Personal motivation and job readiness are crucial for individuals with SCI/D seeking employment.

KEY FINDING: MWC users had a higher frequency of risk events, summated duration of recovery events, and duration of each recovery event compared to able-bodied participants.

KEY FINDING: Supported employment was more effective than control interventions in improving competitive employment in people with affective disorders.

KEY FINDING: The most common reported clinical barriers to employment were mobility, bladder incontinence, spasticity, musculoskeletal pain, and neuropathic pain among males with SCI in Saudi Arabia.

KEY FINDING: Hope is a cornerstone of EIVR, converting elements of the process into goals and pathways to facilitate return to work following injury.

KEY FINDING: VR systems and practices differ significantly across centers, particularly in terms of timing, location, and funding, but the barriers experienced are largely consistent.

KEY FINDING: Among 219 LBP patients, 86 were diagnosed with SIJ dysfunction.