Case-management Rehabilitation Intervention in Facilitating Return to Work After Myocardial Infarction

"The case-management rehabilitation program was conducted by a clinical social worker within the occupational medicine clinic and included several components:~1. Intake by a case manager~2. Referral to an occupational physician was within one week of the intake.~3. Charting an occupational rehabilitation program and timing the RTW date~4. Coordinating between the patients and their family, treating physicians, the employer, community services, and meeting with the patient's family - all on a needful basis.~5. Provision of a guidance booklet for employers on the RTW of cardiac patients.~6. The psychosocial intervention was tailored to the patient's emotional state, occupational needs, and specific requests.~7. Intensive follow-up sessions aimed to ensure that the rehabilitation program was carried out as planned."