Cooperation between public primary health care and occupational health care professionals in work ability-related health issues

Lauri Vähätalo; Anna Siukola; Salla Atkins; Tiia Reho; Markku Sumanen; Mervi Viljamaa; Riitta Sauni

doi:10.3390/ijerph191911916

Cooperation between public primary health care and occupational health care professionals in work ability-related health issues

Lauri Vähätalo, Anna Siukola, Salla Atkins, Tiia Reho, Markku Sumanen, Mervi Viljamaa, Riitta Sauni

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Abstract

Work disability creates significant expenses for nations and causes human suffering by limiting patients’ lives. International studies show that to enhance recognition of and support for work disability, cooperation, mutual trust, and information exchange between public primary health care and occupational health care must be strengthened. However, little is known of how health care professionals experience this cooperation. The aim of this study was to understand how professionals experience the cooperation between public primary health care and occupational health services regarding patients’ work ability. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 health care professionals working in five small cities (

Original language	English
Article number	11916
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	19
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911916
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2022
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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health care services
health care professionals
primary health care
occupational health services
cooperation
work disability
qualitative research

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Cooperation between public primary health care and occupational health care professionals in work ability-related health issues. / Vähätalo, Lauri ; Siukola, Anna ; Atkins, Salla et al.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 19, 11916, 21.09.2022.

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Cooperation between public primary health care and occupational health care professionals in work ability-related health issues

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