Patterns of sickness absence a decade after pain-related multidisciplinary rehabilitation

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Py, cognitive behavioural therapy, and vocational multidisciplinary rehabilitation) in comparison to a control group receiving treatment-as-usual. Cost-effectiveness was also assessed. Two hundred fourteen patients participated in a randomized controlled trial and were followed-up via register data 10 years after the interventions. On average, persons in multidisciplinary rehabilitation had 42.98 fewer days on sickness absence per year compared to those treated-as-usual (95% confidence interval −82.45 to −3.52, P = 0.03). The corresponding reduction of sickness absence after physiotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy was not significantly different from the control group. The effect of rehabilitation seems to be more pronounced for disability pension than for sick leave. The economic analyses showed substantial cost savings for individuals in the multidisciplinary group compared to the control group. Intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation for persistent back and neck pain reduces sickness absence 10 years after intervention and shows greater cost reductions than physiotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy alone....
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