[Backache in insurance companies : Occupational health management]
C Thielscher1, E Hahn2, M Klumpp2
1FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland. christian.thielscher@fom.de.
Aim Of The Study:
The article examines how big German insurance companies handle back pain in terms of occupational health management (OHM).
Methodology:
Narrative interviews with experts from 8 out of the 20 biggest enterprises were conducted.
Results:
Musculoskeletal diseases are the number one or number two reason for sick leave. All enterprises offer OHM; there is a variety of measures, e. g., sport, massage, advice, ergonomics, healthy food and leadership training. The measures are hardly ever evaluated.
Discussion:
The literature is controversial whether or which OHM measures are effective. In our sample few measures were evaluated; for more evidence based treatment this should be changed.
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