title: [Backache in insurance companies : Occupational health management].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The article examines how big German insurance companies handle back pain in terms of occupational health management (OHM).
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors: FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland. christian.thielscher@fom.de.
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authors: Thielscher
authors: FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland.
authors: E
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authors: Hahn
authors: FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland.
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authors: Klumpp
authors: FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland.
authors: B
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authors: Lindenberg
authors: FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Sigsfeldstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Deutschland.
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authors: Matusiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Employee health; Health information management; Illness days; Musculoskeletal diseases; Treatment effectiveness