ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2012
What is the rate of functional improvement during occupational rehabilitation in workers' compensation claimants?
Article in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Clinical Decision Support Tools for Selecting Interventions for Patients with Disabling Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Development of a computer-based clinical decision support tool for selecting appropriate rehabilitation interventions for injured workers.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the rate of functional change (using performance measures and a self-report questionnaire) during interdisciplinary occupational rehabilitation in workers' compensation claimants with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. We also estimated the rate of improvement that could be considered clinically important and examined factors associated with rate of functional improvement.
methodsA prospective cohort design was used, with data collected before and after claimants participated in an interdisciplinary occupational rehabilitation program. A consecutive sample was formed of claimants admitted between July 2005 and June 2007. Measures included performance-based functional measures (functional capacity evaluation, FCE) and a self-report questionnaire (pain disability index, PDI).
resultsThe sample included 582 compensation claimants with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. The majority of claimants experienced functional improvement during rehabilitation. Claimants with the outcome status 'Return-to-Work Pre-accident' had the highest rate of functional change (up to 5 kg/week on floor to waist lifting, ~7 points/week on the PDI).
conclusionThe clinically important rate of functional change appears to be 5 kg/week on FCE floor-to-waist lifting and 7 points/week on the PDI (scored out of 100). Rate of functional change appears to be multifactorial, with a variety of physical, demographic, clinical, and environmental factors explaining rate of change.
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