The effect of disease, pain and healing representations on the occupational rehabilitation process of workers with musculoskeletal disorders Abstract The purpose of this activity was mainly to document the representations of disease, health, and healing that affect the rehabilitation process for workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) involved in a return-to-work process. The researchers investigated existing conceptual frameworks and related measurement tools. They then collected evidence from workers who had been absent from work for several months due to an MSD. The report situates the contribution of the workers’ representations and strategies in their path towards healing and a return to work. It shows the importance of systematically integrating these perceptions into the evaluation of each case so that the intervention can be anchored to the patient’s reality, and the quality of care thus be improved. The specific dovetailing of the clinical approach to the workers’ representations is a guarantee of progress towards re-employment. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports MSDs – The impact of representations of the disease, pain and healing on the work rehabilitation process Research Report: R-544, R-592 Scientific Publications What can be learned from the literature on social representations to understand workers' motivation during work rehabilitationCoutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Daniel CôtéSource : in Proceedings of the 28th International Congress on Occupational Health / ICOH, (28th : June 11-16, 2006 : Milan, Italy), 2006The impact of social representations of illness, pain and recovery on the work rehabilitation process of workers with musculoskeletal disorders (Affiche)Baril R., Durand M. J., Coutu M. F., Daniel Côté, Cadieux G.Source : in Proceedings of the 28th International Congress on Occupational Health / ICOH, (28th : June 11-16, 2006 : Milan, Italy), 2006Representations: an important key to understanding workers’ coping behaviours during rehabilitation and the return-to-work processCoutu M. F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Daniel Côté, Rouleau A.Source : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 17, no 3, 2007, p. 522-544A review of assessment tools of illness representations: are these adapted for a work disability prevention context?Coutu M.-F., Durand M. J., Baril R., Labrecque M.-E., Ngomo S., Daniel Côté, Rouleau A.Source : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 28, no 4, 2008, p. 347-361Health and Illness Representations as Recovery Outcomes in Work DisabilityCoutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Rouleau A., Côté D., Cadieux C.Source : in Conférence internationale CIST sur les facteurs psychosociaux au travail : De la connaissance à l'action, (3e : 1-4 septembre, 2008 : Québec, Canada), 2008Représentations de la maladie: revue des instruments de mesureCoutu M. F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Ngomo S., Côté D., Rouleau A.Source : in Symposium: Le retour au travail sous toutes ses mesures : Société québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie, (mars 2008 : Trois-Rivières, Canada), 2008A critical review of gender issues in understanding prolonged disability related to musculoskeletal pain: how are they relevant to rehabilitation?Daniel Côté, Coutu M.-F.Source : Disability & Rehabilitation, vol. 32, no 2, 2010, p. 87-102Transforming the meaning of pain: an important step for the return to workCoutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Daniel Côté, Rouleau A., Cadieux G.Source : Work : A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, vol. 35, no 2, 2010, p. 209-219Health and illness representations of workers with a musculoskeletal disorder-related work disability during work rehabilitation: a qualitative studyCoutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M.-J., Daniel Côté, Cadieux G.Source : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 21, no 4, 2011, p. 591-600Le rôle des représentations de l’incapacité dans les comportements des personnesDurand M.-J., Coutu M-F.Source : Communication présentée au 12e colloque annuel Pierre-Forcier, Montréal, QC. Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Building and maintaining a working alliance in occupational rehabilitation within an intercultural clinical context Operationalizing the Motivational Interviewing Approach for Occupational Rehabilitation Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-2710 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2008 Research Field: Occupational Rehabilitation Team: Raymond Baril (IRSST)Marie-José Durand (Université de Sherbrooke)Marie-France Coutu (Université de Sherbrooke)