PMID- 26489947
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160427
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1896-494X (Electronic)
IS  - 1232-1087 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 1
DP  - 2016
TI  - Entry into vocational rehabilitation program following work-related hand injury: 
      Potential candidates.
PG  - 101-11
LID - 58530 [pii]
LID - 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00419 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This case-control study aimed to investigate the predictors of return 
      to work (RTW) following work-related major forearm, wrist or hand injury at the 
      preparation stage of return to work. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 80 clients 
      were recruited and divided into 2 groups depending on their readiness of RTW. The 
      groups were compared with each other with regard to their demographics, 
      compensation status, hand injury severity, health perception, and time off work 
      (TOW) using correlation coefficient. Predictors of RTW were measured by logistic 
      regression analysis. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in 
      demographics and the severity of hand injury between 2 groups. Self-perceived 
      physical functioning (p = 0.04), vitality (p = 0.01), mental health (p = 0.03) 
      and TOW (p = 0.001) were significantly different between Action group and 
      Preparation group. With binary logistic regression analysis, self-perceived 
      vitality (odds ratio (OR) = 1.041) and TOW (OR = 0.996) were shown to be strongly 
      predictive of RTW at the preparation stage of return to work. CONCLUSIONS: This 
      study has shown that shorter TOW and better self-perceived vitality could predict 
      early readiness for RTW after major work-related forearm, wrist or hand injury.
CI  - This work is available in Open Access model and licensed under a CC BY-NC 3.0 PL 
      license.
FAU - Chen, Yueh-Hsia
AU  - Chen YH
AD  - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Rehabilitation Center, 
      Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery). yuehhsiachen@gmail.com.
FAU - Hsu, Chung-Yin
AU  - Hsu CY
AD  - Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Department of Physical Therapy). 
      noelle0122@gmail.com.
FAU - Lien, Shwu-Huei
AU  - Lien SH
AD  - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Rehabilitation Center, 
      Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery).
FAU - Yu, Shu-Jung
AU  - Yu SJ
AD  - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Rehabilitation Center, 
      Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery).
FAU - Chang, Jen-Mu
AU  - Chang JM
AD  - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Rehabilitation Center, 
      Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery).
FAU - Su, Shanq-Wen
AU  - Su SW
AD  - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (Rehabilitation Center, 
      Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery).
FAU - Chao, Yuan-Hung
AU  - Chao YH
AD  - National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (School and Graduate Institute of 
      Physical Therapy, College of Medicine). yuanhungchao@ntu.edu.tw.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Poland
TA  - Int J Occup Med Environ Health
JT  - International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health
JID - 9437093
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Hand Injuries/etiology/*rehabilitation
MH  - Humans
MH  - Injury Severity Score
MH  - Male
MH  - Occupational Injuries/etiology/*rehabilitation
MH  - Rehabilitation, Vocational/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Return to Work/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Sick Leave/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - hand injuries
OT  - occupational injuries
OT  - rehabilitation
OT  - return to work
OT  - vocational
EDAT- 2015/10/23 06:00
MHDA- 2016/04/28 06:00
CRDT- 2015/10/23 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/10/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/04/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 58530 [pii]
AID - 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00419 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2016;29(1):101-11. doi: 
      10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00419.