Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.
Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(20):1621-32. doi: 10.3109/09638281003611029.
To determine post-return-to-work disability and functioning amongst occupationally injured workers and to test the extent to which demographic and other variables relate to employment maintenance. In addition, the project sought to document what workers believe determined their work continuation.
Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted to inquire about participant's (N = 150) post-vocational rehabilitation return-to-work experiences. Results were interpreted using the health and health-related domains from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
Although most participants were working at the time of interview, almost all were experiencing functional- or activity-based restrictions. Factors differentiating those employed from those not, were largely contextual and included relationships with supervisors, economic climate, and working conditions.
The findings stress the importance of considering environmental strains when planning return to work and indicate ways to assist workers to achieve return-to-work success.
确定职业受伤工人重返工作岗位后的残疾和功能状况,并检验人口统计学和其他变量与就业维持的关系程度。此外,该项目还记录了工人认为是什么决定了他们继续工作。
采用半结构式深入访谈,询问参与者(N=150)职业康复后重返工作岗位的经历。结果使用国际功能、残疾和健康分类的健康和健康相关领域进行解释。
尽管大多数参与者在接受采访时都在工作,但几乎所有人都经历了功能或活动方面的限制。将就业者和非就业者区分开来的因素主要是背景因素,包括与主管的关系、经济气候和工作条件。
研究结果强调了在规划重返工作岗位时考虑环境压力的重要性,并指出了帮助工人实现重返工作岗位成功的方法。