Effect of professional certification on employees' return-to-work rate after occupational injuries in Korea: focusing on vulnerable groups.
10.1186/s12199-020-00930-0
- Author:
Suk Won BAE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea. swbae@yuhs.ac.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Certification;
Occupational injury;
Return to work;
Workers’ compensation insurance
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Certification/statistics & numerical data*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Occupational Injuries/statistics & numerical data*;
Republic of Korea;
Return to Work/statistics & numerical data*;
Vulnerable Populations/statistics & numerical data*;
Workplace/statistics & numerical data*;
Young Adult
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2021;26(1):6-6
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:One effective way to improve return-to-work (RTW) performance may be to convince the employer that the worker has the necessary skills. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of having a professional certification among workers injured in occupational injuries on their return to work.
METHODS:The Panel Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance (PSWCI) targets workers who completed medical care in 2012 after an occupational injury. The study population (n = 2000) was stratified by gender, age, region, disability grade, and rehabilitation service use. A total of 1458 workers were finally selected for this study. The effect of having a certification on RTW status was calculated with an odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals using binomial and multinomial logistic regression analyses. In the binomial logistic regression analysis, the RTW group was made up as a combination of the return to original work and the reemployment groups.
RESULTS:The ORs of RTW among those with a certification compared to those without certification were 1.38 (1.16-1.65) in Model 1, 1.25 (1.05-1.50) in Model 2, and 1.22 (1.01-1.47) in Model 3. Among female workers with a certification, the OR of RTW was 4.60 (2.68-7.91), that of return to original work was 3.21 (1.74-5.91), and that of reemployment was 5.85 (3.34-10.27). Among daily workers with a certification, the OR of RTW was 1.32 (1.03-1.69) and that of reemployment was 1.37 (1.07-1.76).
CONCLUSION:In conclusion, injured workers with a certification generally had a higher RTW rate. In particular, the RTW rate was higher among female workers and daily workers with a certification than among those without.
