The need for social work services in occupational medicine

摘要

Background Since 1998, Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) has employed a part-time social worker (SW) in its occupational medicine clinics (OMCs) to help patients deal with the psychosocial aspects of change in their work ability, earning capability loss and rehabilitation issues. The need, expectation and impact of this social work services (SWSs) as part of the independent occupational health service (OHS) have not yet been studied.