Does category of strength predict return-to-work after occupational injury?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational accidents may lead laborers to lose their working capacities, affecting their physical and mental health. Occupational rehabilitation helps improve the ability of patients with occupational accidents and suggests appropriate jobs to avoid second injuries. This study aimed to identify whether any of the functional capacity evaluation (FCE) strength subtests predicted successful return to work.

Methods

Data were collected of 84 patients receiving government-subsidized occupational rehabilitation between September 2016 and December 2018. A structured questionnaire was employed for pre- and post-training assessment, including basic information, information of the occupational accident, status of the laborer at the opening of the injury case, physical requ

SUBMITTER: Yang CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344704 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature