The model of human occupation and prediction of return to work: a review of related empirical research

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Brent Braveman,

Affiliations: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Note: [] Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1748 W.Taylor Street, MIC 814, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate through a review of research literature whether empirical support exists to support the theoretical arguments of the Model of Human Occupation. A literature review of 44 predictive studies of factors influencing return-to-work published over the last 25 years was conducted. The factors most commonly found to be associated with return to work or with long-term disability were then organized according to the subsystems of the Model of Human Occupation.

Keywords: model of human occupation, return-to-work, work disability

Journal: Work, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 25-35, 1999