Return to Work After Medical Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study
The logistic model revealed no differences in predicted probabilities of RTW between pandemic cohort 2 and pandemic cohort 1, suggesting that orthopedic rehabilitation remained robust in maintaining RTW outcomes despite pandemic-related challenges. The findings offer mixed evidence regarding the question of whether the pandemic amplified preexisting barriers to RTW.
Authors
- Nicola Seifert
- Jan Mathis Elling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-1860)
- Nitika Sanger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5883-1873)
- Christian Hetzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-8244)
- Betje Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-0164)
Institutions
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- German Insurance Association (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.04.001
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14
Funders
- Deutsche Rentenversicherung