Training for occupational health physicians to involve significant others in the return-to-work process of workers with chronic diseases: a randomized controlled trial.

This study is registered in the Netherlands Trial Register under trial number NL8744; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/8744.Implications for rehabilitationThe TOTIS e-learning module is the first evidence-based training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of occupational health physicians with regard to involving significant others in the re-integration process of workers with chronic diseases.The e-learning module and accompanying tools can increase the awareness of occupational health physicians about the role of significant others and encourage them to address the role of significant others in the re-integration process of sick-listed workers.It could be beneficial to expand on the e-learning module with a face-to-face training program involving group interaction, peer discussion, and skills development.