Open AccessWorkplace Organizational and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Return-to-Work Interruption and Reinjury Among Workers with Permanent Impairment
Author(s) -
Jeanne M. Sears,
Beryl A. Schulman,
Deborah FultonKehoe,
Sheilah HoggJohnson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of work exposures and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 2398-7316
pISSN - 2398-7308
DOI - 10.1093/annweh/wxaa133
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , psychological intervention , workers' compensation , occupational safety and health , rehabilitation , logistic regression , cohort , occupational rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychology , psychiatry , compensation (psychology) , social psychology , pathology
Roughly 10% of occupational injuries result in permanent impairment and a permanent partial disability (PPD) award. After initial return to work (RTW) following a work injury, many workers with permanent impairment face RTW interruption (breaks in ongoing employment due to reinjury, poor health, disability, lay-off, etc.). Most RTW and reinjury research has focused on worker-level risk factors, and less is known about contextual factors that may be amenable to workplace or workers' compensation (WC)-based interventions. The aim of this study was to identify modifiable organizational and psychosocial workplace factors associated with (i) RTW interruption and (ii) reinjury among workers with a permanent impairment.