A study published by the IRSST assesses possible discrepancies between evidence-based best return-to-work (RTW) practices and actual workplace practices, and suggest possible improvements.
Based on the literature, this study determine the best practices for fostering sustainable RTW and preventing long-term disability among workers with musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs). Moreover the study describes actual RTW practices and identifies the conditions facilitating their implementation in Québec workplaces, and assesses the discrepancies between the best practices recommended in the evidence-based literature and
actual practices in workplaces.
Researchers provide possible solutions to reduce these differences between the practices and suggest the development of a process of continuous improvement in return to work that would be adapted to the context of different organizations.