Return to Work Self-Efficacy (RTWSE-19) Assessment for Patients with Acute Work-Related Low Back Pain

Return to Work Self-Efficacy (RTWSE-19) Assessment for Patients with Acute Work-Related Low Back Pain

Nurse practitioners (NPs) often see patients with occupational back pain. Research indicates that hesitation to return to work (RTW) is largely due to perceptions of being unable to resume job tasks or meet expectations. This pilot study evaluates whether the Return-to-Work Self-Efficacy–19 (RTWSE-1...

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Published in:Journal for nurse practitioners Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 660 - 662
Main Authors: Button, Maximilian, Dalstrom, Matthew, Doughty, Andrea, Lizer, Shannon, Messer, Brandie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01-06-2022
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Back pain
Hypotheses
Injuries
Low back pain
Nurse practitioners
Occupational health
occupational low back pain
Patients
Return to work
return-to-work assessment
RTWSE-19
Self-efficacy
Workers compensation
United States > US
return to work
RTWSE-19
occupational low back pain
self-efficacy
return-to-work assessment
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Summary:Nurse practitioners (NPs) often see patients with occupational back pain. Research indicates that hesitation to return to work (RTW) is largely due to perceptions of being unable to resume job tasks or meet expectations. This pilot study evaluates whether the Return-to-Work Self-Efficacy–19 (RTWSE-19) questionnaire, which has been used for injuries at other anatomical sites, is appropriate for lower back pain. The RTWSE-19 was administered to 30 patients who presented with a complaint of an acute work-related back pain; however, it was found to be nonpredictive of RTW, suggesting that NPs should identify other tools to assess their patients’ ability to RTW. •Injured patients often state that their work activities were the origin of their symptoms.•Those who are out of work for more than 3 months will remain off work longer.•Advanced age of individuals was found to contribute to faster return to work.•Those with moderate self-efficacy scores took longer to RTW than those with low scores.•There is a need to further study the links between the self-efficacy, resilience, and coping ability after a work injury.
ISSN:1555-4155
1878-058X
DOI:10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.02.024