Caruso L A, Chan D E, Chan A
Am J Occup Ther. 1987 Feb;41(2):112-7. doi: 10.5014/ajot.41.2.112.
This paper describes the Spinal Treatment Program at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee. The primary goal of the program is to efficiently return the employee with a work-related back injury to the work setting. The two-phase program has been developed to provide treatment of acute injury, patient education, work hardening, and an assessment of the patient's ability to perform job tasks. Preliminary evaluative data are presented for patients treated from 1982 to 1984. The patient's discharge status (returned or did not return to work) was examined as a function of sex, age, educational level, employment category, duration of pain, or worker's compensation status. Results indicated that discharge status was significantly related to sex, employment category, duration of pain, and worker's compensation status.
本文介绍了密尔沃基市哥伦比亚医院的脊柱治疗项目。该项目的主要目标是让因工作导致背部受伤的员工高效地重返工作岗位。该两阶段项目旨在提供急性损伤治疗、患者教育、工作强化训练以及对患者执行工作任务能力的评估。文中呈现了1982年至1984年接受治疗患者的初步评估数据。根据性别、年龄、教育水平、就业类别、疼痛持续时间或工伤赔偿状况对患者的出院状态（重返工作岗位或未重返工作岗位）进行了考察。结果表明，出院状态与性别、就业类别、疼痛持续时间和工伤赔偿状况显著相关。
