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. 2023 Nov 15;34(3):481–521. doi: 10.1007/s10926-023-10143-1

Table 2.

Overview categories and subcategories and which studies covered them

Category and subcategory Qualitative studies Quantitative studies
n References n References
1. Exploration of work and disease work-relatedness by medical specialists
 1.1 Collecting information on a patient’s occupation 1 [38] 4 [61, 82, 83, 87]
 1.2 Establishing work as the cause of injury or disease 2 [43, 53] 4 [60, 70, 77, 87]
 1.3 Exploring the context of work to provide advice 4 [36, 38, 45, 53] 3 [65, 66, 105]
2. Discussing work-related concerns with patients
 2.1 To discuss or not to discuss work-related concerns 10 [36–39, 41, 44, 46, 48, 55, 56] 8 [47, 56, 58, 72, 82, 87, 95, 96]
 2.2 Timing of discussing work-related concerns 6 [36, 41, 44, 46, 50, 53] –
 2.3 Initiator of the discussion about work 4 [35, 43, 44, 48] 2 [72, 82]
3. Nature of the work-related advice given to patients
 3.1 Providing general health advice 4 [35, 44, 48, 49] 4 [79, 92, 97, 98]
 3.2 Patient–physician collaboration in work-related advising 5 [34–36, 45, 53] 8 [69, 71, 78, 85, 91, 94, 104, 106]
 3.3 Staying at work and RTW advice for temporary conditions and post-operative periods 9 [35, 36, 38, 42, 45, 49, 52–54] 11 [64, 69, 78, 79, 83, 85, 86, 88, 91, 99, 101, 102]
 3.4 Work-related advice for chronic diseases 5 [37, 38, 43, 46, 50] 5 [60, 70, 92, 97, 100]
4. Other work-related support for patients
 4.1 Scheduling care around work 2 [37, 38] 1 [83]
 4.2 Tailored vocational rehabilitation 1 [36] 4 [87–89, 103]
 4.3 Work-related support guided by systems for the rehabilitation of sick and injured workers 8 [41–43, 48, 49, 51–54] 19

[57–60, 62, 63, 67–69, 72–75]

[76, 80, 81, 83, 84, 88, 90, 93, 107]
5. Interdisciplinary cooperation between medical specialists and other healthcare providers
 5.1 Referral to other professionals 5 [36, 44, 48, 53, 54] 10 [59, 60, 62, 67, 77, 79, 80, 83, 88, 97]
 5.2 Providing work-related support in collaboration with other professionals 6 [41–44, 51, 53, 108] 6 [62, 80, 83, 87–89]
6. Medical guidelines integrating work and the use of these guidelines by medical specialists 3 [35, 48, 53] 18 [60, 64, 65, 68–70, 77–79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 88, 89, 97, 99, 102, 106]