%0 Journal Article
%T Return-to-work according to impairment type among occupationally injured workers in Korea
%J Journal of Korean medical science
%D 2013
%A Rhie, Jeongbae
%A Jeong, Inchul
%A Won, Jong Uk
%V 28
%N 11
%P 1581-1586
%X This study examined the association between return-to-work and impairment type. Database of the [South] Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service was used to identify disabled persons; and return-to-work information was obtained from the Korea Employment Information Services database. The study participants were 79,328 persons who received Workers' compensation and who were confirmed as disabled during 2009-2011. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between return-to-work and impairment type, adjusted by age, sex, impairment severity, pre-injury businesses size, and pre-injury occupational category. Compared to injuries of the upper limbs, the odds ratio of return-to-work was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.60-0.65) for injuries involving the lower limbs, 0.62 (95% CI, 0.59-0.66) for the spine, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.66-0.86) for the eyes, 0.98 (95% CI, 0.77-1.25) for the oral cavity, 0.44 (95% CI, 0.37-0.53) for the ears, 1.02 (95% CI, 0.83-1.25) for the figure, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.72-0.79) for pain, and 0.36 (95% CI, 0.32-0.41) for neuropsychiatric impairment. These findings indicate that impairment type influences return-to-work rates.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Korean Academy of Medical Science
%@ 1011-8934
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1581