Return to Work One Year after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Injury in a Working Age Population
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/35570Dato
2024-09-07Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
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Schäfer, Christoph; Moksnes, Håkon Øgreid; Rasmussen, Mari Storli; Hellstrøm, Torgeir; Brunborg, Cathrine; Søberg, Helene L.; Røise, Olav; Røe, Cecilie; Andelic, Nada; Anke, Audny Gabriele WagnerSammendrag
Methods: A prospective cohort study conducted at two Norwegian trauma centres. Inclusion criteria: age 18 to 70 years, at least a two-day hospital stay and a New Injury Severity Score > 9. Information about centrality, demographics, injuries, and return to work were collected. Associations between possible predictors and RTW were assessed using binary logistic regression.
Results: Of the 223 participants, 68% had returned to work after 6 months and 77% after 12 months. Twelve-month RTW was 89% after thorax/abdomen injuries, 78% after extremity/spine injuries and 73% after head injuries. More central residency was a significant predictor for RTW in univariable but only within the extremity/spine injury subgroup in multivariable analysis. Negative factors were age, having a blue-collar job, number of injuries and rehabilitation complexity. Function 12 months post-injury was associated with RTW in the multivariable model.
Conclusions: RTW after one year was high in all major trauma groups. Demographic and injury-related factors were more important predictors of RTW than centrality of residency. Blue-collar workers and patients with multiple injuries and high rehabilitation complexity should be given special attention to support RTW.