@article{ref1,
title="Effect of professional certification on employees' return-to-work rate after occupational injuries in Korea: focusing on vulnerable groups",
journal="Environmental health and preventive medicine",
year="2021",
author="Bae, Suk Won",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="e6-e6",
abstract="BACKGROUND: One effective way to improve return-to-work (RTW) performance may be to convince the employer that the worker has the necessary skills. The aim of this  paper is to investigate the effect of having a professional certification among  workers injured in occupational injuries on their return to work. <br><br>METHODS: The Panel  Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance (PSWCI) targets workers who completed  medical care in 2012 after an occupational injury. The study population (n = 2000)  was stratified by gender, age, region, disability grade, and rehabilitation service  use. A total of 1458 workers were finally selected for this study. The effect of  having a certification on RTW status was calculated with an odds ratio and 95%  confidence intervals using binomial and multinomial logistic regression analyses. In  the binomial logistic regression analysis, the RTW group was made up as a  combination of the return to original work and the reemployment groups. <br><br>RESULTS: The  ORs of RTW among those with a certification compared to those without certification  were 1.38 (1.16-1.65) in Model 1, 1.25 (1.05-1.50) in Model 2, and 1.22 (1.01-1.47)  in Model 3. Among female workers with a certification, the OR of RTW was 4.60  (2.68-7.91), that of return to original work was 3.21 (1.74-5.91), and that of  reemployment was 5.85 (3.34-10.27). Among daily workers with a certification, the OR  of RTW was 1.32 (1.03-1.69) and that of reemployment was 1.37 (1.07-1.76). <br><br>CONCLUSION: In conclusion, injured workers with a certification generally had a  higher RTW rate. In particular, the RTW rate was higher among female workers and  daily workers with a certification than among those without.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1342-078X",
doi="10.1186/s12199-020-00930-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00930-0"
}