ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2012
Making a successful return to work: the UK burden of injury multicentre longitudinal study.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK.Clinical rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- A Hybrid Web-Based and In-Person Self-Management Intervention Aimed at Preventing Acute to Chronic Pain Transition After Major Lower Extremity Trauma: Feasibility and Acceptability of iPACT-E-Trauma.JMIR formative research · 2018Article
- A cohort study for the impact of activity-limiting injuries based on the Canadian National Population Health Survey 1994-2006.BMJ open · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundInjuries are common and make a significant contribution to sickness absence, but little is known about problems experienced by injured people on return to work (RTW).
aimTo quantify work problems on RTW and explore predictors of such problems. DESIGN &
settingMulticentre longitudinal study in four UK hospitals.
methodProspective study of injured participants aged 16-65 years who were employed or self-employed prior to the injury and had RTW at 1 or 4 months post injury.
resultsAt 1 month, most (59%) had only made a partial RTW. By 4 months, 80% had fully RTW. Those who had partially RTW had problems related to physical tasks (work limited for median of 25% of time at 1 month, 18% at 4 months), time management (10% at 1 month, 20% at 4 months) and output demands (10% at 1 month, 15% at 4 months). Productivity losses were significantly greater among those with partial than full RTW at 1 month (median 3.3% versus 0.9%, P<0.001) and 4 months (median 4.6% versus 1.1% P = 0.03). Moderate/severe injuries (relative risk [RR] 1.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.35 to 2.77) and sports injuries (RR 1.73, 95% CI = 1.12 to 2.67) were associated with significantly greater productivity losses at 1 month while pre-existing long-term illnesses (RR 2.12, 95% CI = 1.38 to 3.27) and upper limb injuries (RR 1.64, 95% CI = 1.06 to 2.53) were at 4 months.
conclusionInjuries impact on successful RTW for at least 4 months. Those who have only partially RTW experience the most problems and GPs should pay particular attention to identifying work problems in this group and ways of minimising such problems.
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