Returning to work after a hand injury: Does ethnicity matter?

Returning to work after an injury.

BACKGROUND Workplace injuries are common, cause significant morbidity for workers and have considerable economic impact. General practitioners can play an important role in facilitating early return to work, improving outcomes for all parties. OBJECTIVE This article provides guiding principles for the initial assessment and early treatment phase of injury with a primary focus on the rehabilit...

Returning to work after stroke: a review.

This review focuses on the experiences and rehabilitation needs of working age, higher functioning stroke survivors in relation to their 'return to work'. It grew out of the poststroke experience of one of the authors and her realization of the inadequacy of services to facilitate return to work and optimal recovery from stroke. The authors' aim is to present a practice-oriented review that can...

Return to work after a serious hand injury.

OBJECTIVES This paper explores factors important for return to work (RTW) in people who have sustained a serious hand injury. PARTICIPANTS Forty people aged 19-64, with a severe or major hand injury were recruited consecutively during 2005-2007. METHODS A self-administered and study specific questionnaire, including demographic data and standardised questionnaires for function, disability, ...

Why Does Ethnicity Matter?

Factors affecting return to work after hand injury.

The study of 61 hand-injured subjects suggested that it is more than surgical and technical excellence that facilitates the return-to-work status among the hand-injured wage earners. Financial need, level of activities of daily living, and participation in occupational therapy were found to be directly related to return-to-work status. Additional findings indicated no difference between the rat...