Factors related to successful return to work following multidisciplinary rehabilitation

To examine factors associated with successful return to work among participants in a Social Security Organisation Return To Work programme. Secondary data for 9,850 participants were obtained from the Social Security Organisation Return To Work database. The dependent variable was the Return To Work...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2017-06, Vol.49 (6), p.520-520
Main Authors: Awang, Halimah, Tan, Lih Yoong, Mansor, Norma, Tongkumchum, Phattrawan, Eso, Mayuening
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Adult
Commuting
Confidence intervals
Employers
Employment
Employment - psychology
Female
Former employers
Hiring
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Intervention
Limbs
Lower limbs
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation - methods
Return to work
Return to Work - trends
Return to work programs
Social security
Workplaces
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Summary:To examine factors associated with successful return to work among participants in a Social Security Organisation Return To Work programme. Secondary data for 9,850 participants were obtained from the Social Security Organisation Return To Work database. The dependent variable was the Return To Work programme outcome, successful return to employment (same employer or different employer) or unsuccessful return. Logistic regression analysis with weighted sum contrasts was performed to assess the odds ratios with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for successful return to employment across the various subgroups of participants. Overall, 65.5% of participants successfully returned to employment, either with their former employers or with new employers. Successful return to employment was found to be significantly higher than the overall proportion among those participants who had had commuting accidents, followed by those who had had workplace accidents. Successful return to employment was also associated with injuries of the upper and lower limbs, employers who were interested in hiring disabled workers, motivation to participate in the programme, an intervention period of 3 months or less, age 29 years or younger, and male participants. A structured multidisciplinary intervention programme provides a positive outcome in terms of returning to work. Related factors have various impacts on successful return to work.
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-2233