REPAR-IRSST program: The effect of the professional’s representations on the work rehabilitation process of workers with MSDs Abstract Every year, many Québec workers are excluded from work due to a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD), and 8% of them have difficulty continuing to work. The person’s representation, namely his understanding of his disease, is among the factors in the development and maintenance of this disability. To improve the management of affected people and thus contribute to reduced disability, the researchers studied the relationship between a therapist and his patient in a rehabilitation process, and documented their respective differences in representation. Their study’s results reveal that some types of differences can have negative effects on the process, as well as highlight the importance of the therapist and worker establishing common objectives. The advantage of this type of clinical study is that it closely approximates the therapeutic reality of disability prevention, thus taking into account factors that affect the relationship between therapist and patient, such as administrative constraints. Linked to the results of previous studies, the study reveals the necessity of understanding each person’s representations and comprehension, as well as of establishing shared objectives and strategies. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Exploring Differences in the Representations Held by Clinicians and Those Held by Workers Suffering from Musculoskeletal Disorders, during the Occupational Rehabilitation Process Research Report: R-581, R-616 Scientific Publications Pain: one word with many meanings for workers during work rehabilitationCoutu M. F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Daniel Côté, Rouleau A., Cadieux G.Source : in Proceedings of PREMUS 2007 : Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (6th : August 27-30, 2007 : Boston, U.S.A.), 2007, (http://www.premus2007.org/abstracts/coutu-m.pdf)Workers’ coping strategies during work rehabilitationCoutu M. F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Daniel Côté, Rouleau A., Cadieux G.Source : in IX International Forum on Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain, (9th : October 4-6, 2007 : Palma de Mallorca, Spain), 2007Que pensent nos patients de leur douleur et de leur incapacité?Coutu M. F.Source : in Symposium 2007 sur la douleur - Douleur et invalidité, (8 juin, 2007 : Longueuil, Canada), 2007 Using dyadic measures to understand agreement and gaps between players'Coutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M. J., Rouleau A., Côté D., Cadieux G.Source : in Recherche en santé et sécurité du travail en action : méthodes, résultats et applications : Congrès en santé et sécurité du travail / ACRST-RRSSTQ, (15-17 juin, 2008 : Montréal, Canada), 2008, (http://www.etsmtl.ca/zone2/recherche/rrsstq/Colloque2008/symposiums/5/coutu.doc)Quand la crainte d'un retour au travail devient l'obstacle majeur, comment intervenir?Coutu M.-F.Source : in Le retour vous travaille... La réinsertion sous toutes ses formes : Colloque 2009 de l'Association des professionnels en santé au travail, (29-30 avril, 2009 : Boucherville, Canada), 2009Clinician-patient agreement about the work disability problem of patients having persistent pain: why it mattersCoutu M.-F., Baril R., Durand M.-J., Daniel Côté, Cadieux G.Source : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 23, no 1, 2013, p. 82-92 Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Operationalizing the Motivational Interviewing Approach for Occupational RehabilitationBuilding and maintaining a working alliance in occupational rehabilitation within an intercultural clinical context Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-5370 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2008 Research Field: Occupational Rehabilitation Team: Marie-France Coutu (Université de Sherbrooke)Raymond Baril (IRSST)Marie-José Durand (Université de Sherbrooke)Nicole Charpentier (Centre de réadaptation Prévicap)