Sick-listed workers’ expectations about and experiences with independent medical evaluation: a qualitative interview study from Norway

Purpose: To reduce the country’s sick leave rate, Norwegian politicians have suggested independent medical evaluations (IMEs) for sick-listed workers. IME was tested in a large, randomized controlled trial in one Norwegian county (Evaluation of IME in Norway, or ‘the NIME trial’). The current study´...

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Main Authors: Aase Aamland, Silje Maeland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2018.1459168