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Table 2 Eligibility criteria

From: The impact of income support systems on healthcare quality and functional capacity in workers with low back pain: a realist review protocol

 

Inclusion

Exclusion

Study focus

Any system that provides income support for people with NSLBP (e.g. workers’ compensation, disability support systems)

Systems that do not offer income support systems

Study design

Qualitative description

Randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Cohort study

Case control study

Cross-sectional study

Mixed-methods study

Systematic reviews (and meta-analysis)

Literature reviews (including narrative)

Opinion piece

Letter

 

Grey literature

Position statements

Policy summaries

Legislation

Study population

Working-age adults in whom NSLBP is the cause of any absence from work

Participants younger than 18 years

Participants where NSLBP is caused by specific pathologies (e.g. injuries)

Outcome

Healthcare quality worker functional capacity (e.g. work, activities of daily living)

Pain

Physical health

Mental health

Costs or expenditure