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OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with successful return to work among
participants in a Social Security Organisation Return To Work programme. METHODS:
Secondary data for 9,850 participants were obtained from the Social Security
Organisation Return To Work database. The dependent variable was the Return To
Work programme outcome, successful return to employment (same employer or
different employer) or unsuccessful return. Logistic regression analysis with
weighted sum contrasts was performed to assess the odds ratios with 95%
confidence interval (95% CI) for successful return to employment across the
various subgroups of participants. RESULTS: Overall, 65.5% of participants
successfully returned to employment, either with their former employers or with
new employers. Successful return to employment was found to be significantly
higher than the overall proportion among those participants who had had commuting
accidents, followed by those who had had workplace accidents. Successful return
to employment was also associated with injuries of the upper and lower limbs,
employers who were interested in hiring disabled workers, motivation to
participate in the programme, an intervention period of 3 months or less, age 29 years or younger, and male participants.
CONCLUSION : A structured
multidisciplinary intervention programme provides a positive outcome in terms of
returning to work. Related factors have various impacts on successful return to work.

Langue : ANGLAIS