Outcome of Female Injured Workers / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective To explore the situation of return-to-work (RTW) and its related factors in female injured works. Methods The da-ta of the basic information, counseling record and follow-up record after discharge were collected from social rehabilitation department in our center. The main influencing factors were analyzed by single factor analysis and two classification Logistic regression. Results 232 ob-jects were collected, among which, 149(64.2%) subjects had returned to work, and the median of absence time was 206.5 days. Single factor analysis indicated that their age, marriage, absence time and educational level were not correlated with the outcome of women injured work-ers' employment (P>0.05). However, place of social insurance, household register and injury severity correlated with the outcome (P<0.05). Conclusion Most of the female injured workers can return to work. The severity of injury, along with some system factors influence the RTW of them.

Factors related to the physician and the employer influencing successful return to work in Korea: results from the first panel study of workers' compensation insurance (PSWCI)

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate associated factors including the physician and the employer of successful return to work (RTW) in occupationally injured workers. METHODS: This study is based on the first panel study of workers' compensation insurance (PSWCI), published in June 2014. The PSWCI is a sample survey of occupationally injured workers who completed medical care in 2012 (89,921 people). A total of 2000 subjects were sampled based on sex, age, nine metropolitan-based regions, disability ratings, duration of rehabilitation, and whether vocational rehabilitation service was used. We divided the study population into two groups: return to work (RTW) group (job retention, reemployment, unpaid family worker, and self-employment), and non-RTW group (joblessness and economical inactivity). The odds ratios (ORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) related to differences in basic characteristics, part of physician and employer-related factors between those who succeeded to RTW and those who did not were measured using multivariable logistic regression model. RESULTS: The success of RTW is 70.6 % (n = 1412) among participants. The ORs (95 % CI) of the participants belonging to RTW who received periodic recovery assessment from the medical care institution and the physician are 1.51 (1.07-2.13). The ORs (95 % CI) are 1.68 (1.05-2.69) for the RTW group who received work ability assessment and referral for vocational return. When the employer maintains the relationship with the occupationally injured worker, the worker has 1.39 times higher odds (95 % CI: 1.41-2.26) of the RTW group compared to the non-RTW group. CONCLUSIONS: The physician and the employer have a significant impact on the RTW.

Action Research on Occupational Rehabilitation and Community Re-integration of Migrant Injured Worker / 中国康复理论与实践

@#Objective To discuss with the principles and methods of whole rehabilitation plan including occupational rehabilitation and community re-integration for injured workers.MethodsAfter following up on 371 injured workers, 14 intensive investigation and follow-up injured workers' cases were taken out as samples and studied according to some elements including gender and family role, degree of physical disability, rehabilitation process, compensation for work injury. The status of occupational rehabilitation and community re-integration and affected factors were also analyzed.ResultsThe factors affecting injured workers' occupational rehabilitation and community re-integration included the degree of physical disability, gender and family role, compensation for work injury, work injury rehabilitation policy and the model of work injury rehabilitation service management by multi-professional group.ConclusionThe whole injury rehabilitation plan should be considered the needs of injury worker basic medical treatment, occupational rehabilitation and community re-integration, the appropriate support and guidance should be provided and the model of one stage and intensive investigation work injury rehabilitation service management should be established early.