Return-to-Work According to Impairment Type Among Occupationally Injured Workers in Korea.
10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1581
- Author:
Jeongbae RHIE
1
;
Inchul JEONG
;
Jong Uk WON
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dankook University Medical Center, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Return to Work;
Disabled Persons;
Occupational Injuries;
Workers' Compensation, Disability
- MeSH:
Adult;
Disability Evaluation;
Disabled Persons/*rehabilitation;
Employment;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Occupational Injuries/*rehabilitation;
Occupations;
Rehabilitation, Vocational;
Republic of Korea;
Return to Work/*statistics & numerical data;
Workers' Compensation/statistics & numerical data
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013;28(11):1581-1586
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study examined the association between return-to-work and impairment type. Database of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service was used to identify disabled persons; and return-to-work information was obtained from the Korea Employment Information Services database. The study participants were 79,328 persons who received Workers' compensation and who were confirmed as disabled during 2009-2011. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between return-to-work and impairment type, adjusted by age, sex, impairment severity, pre-injury businesses size, and pre-injury occupational category. Compared to injuries of the upper limbs, the odds ratio of return-to-work was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.60-0.65) for injuries involving the lower limbs, 0.62 (95% CI, 0.59-0.66) for the spine, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.66-0.86) for the eyes, 0.98 (95% CI, 0.77-1.25) for the oral cavity, 0.44 (95% CI, 0.37-0.53) for the ears, 1.02 (95% CI, 0.83-1.25) for the figure, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.72-0.79) for pain, and 0.36 (95% CI, 0.32-0.41) for neuropsychiatric impairment. These findings indicate that impairment type influences return-to-work rates.
