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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Impact of Musculoskeletal Injuries Sustained in Road Traffic Crashes on Work-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Elise M Gane, Melanie L Plinsinga, Charlotte L Brakenridge, Esther J Smits, Tammy Aplin, Venerina Johnston

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elise M GaneSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
Melanie L PlinsingaRecover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4066, Australia.
Charlotte L BrakenridgeRecover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4066, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4540-7659
Esther J SmitsRecover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4066, Australia.
Tammy AplinSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
Venerina JohnstonSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal injuries occur frequently after road traffic crashes (RTCs), and the effect on work participation is not fully understood. The primary aim of this review was to determine the impact of sustaining a musculoskeletal injury during an RTC on the rate of return to work (RTW), sick leave, and other work outcomes. The secondary aim was to determine factors associated with these work-related outcomes. An electronic search of relevant databases to identify observational studies related to work and employment, RTC, and musculoskeletal injuries was conducted. Where possible, outcome data were pooled by follow-up period to answer the primary aim. Fifty-three studies were included in this review, of which 28 were included in meta-analyses. The pooled rate of RTW was 70% at 1 month, 67% at 3 months, 76% at 6 months, 83% at 12 months, and 70% at 24 months. Twenty-seven percent of participants took some sick leave by one month follow-up, 13% by 3 months, 23% by 6 months, 36% by 12 months, and 22% by 24 months. Most of the factors identified as associated with work outcomes were health-related, with some evidence also for sociodemographic factors. While 70% of people with RTC-related musculoskeletal injury RTW shortly after accident, many still have not RTW two years later.

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Accidents, TrafficMusculoskeletal DiseasesEmploymentHumansReturn to WorkSick Leavemusculoskeletal injuryoccupational rehabilitationreturn to worktraffic accidents

Identifiers

PMID34770019
PMCPMC8582890
OpenAlexW3209339968

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