Return to work after occupational injury and upper limb amputation

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dc.contributor.authorCraig, M.
dc.contributor.authorHill, W.
dc.contributor.authorEnglehart, K.
dc.contributor.authorAdisesh, A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-30T16:40:00Z
dc.date.available2023-06-30T16:40:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground Upper limb injury can result in loss of function, and time away from work. However, the particular occupational consequences of upper limb amputation (ULA) are not well characterized. Aims To describe the characteristics of workers experiencing occupational ULA and their work outcomes. Methods In January 2015, we reviewed the Workers’ Rehabilitation Centre records of adults with ULAs in New Brunswick, Canada, going back to 1993. Results We examined 49 records. Overall, 82% of patients made an eventual return to work, returning after a median of 172 days (range 20–1645 days). Younger patients were more likely to return to work and did so sooner. Patients returning to work did not seem to change job type, as coded through the Canadian National Occupational Classification. Conclusions The majority (82%) of workers in our sample returned to work and to similar job types. In addition, age was a protective factor for return to work. Patients and occupational health clinicians should be reassured with regard to this aspect of their rehabilitation.
dc.description.copyrightThis is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Occupational Medicine following peer review. The version of record [M. Craig and others, Return to work after occupational injury and upper limb amputation, Occupational Medicine, Volume 67, Issue 3, 1 April 2017, Pages 227–229] is available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx012
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/occmed/kqx012
dc.identifier.issn0962-7480
dc.identifier.issn1471-8405
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37244
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx012
dc.relation.ispartofOccupational Medicine
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
dc.titleReturn to work after occupational injury and upper limb amputation
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.endPage229
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage227
oaire.citation.titleOccupational Medicine
oaire.citation.volume67
oaire.license.conditionother
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa

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