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Factors Affecting the Type of Return-to-Work and Job Maintenance After Work-Related Injury

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2019, 27(2), pp.107-120
  • DOI : 10.14519/kjot.2019.27.2.09
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics
  • Received : October 31, 2018
  • Accepted : January 10, 2019
  • Published : June 30, 2019

Dong-hee Noh 1 Jo,Eun Ju 1 Cha, Yun-Jun 2 Han Seung Hyup 3 Kam Kyung Yoon 2

1근로복지공단 창원병원
2인제대학교
3마산대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate factors that affect job retention and reemployment in injuredworkers who returned to work and then analyze factors to maintain their job in job retention group. Methods: We used 4 years consecutive data from Panel Study of Worker’s Compensation Insurance. The data werecollected from 2000 injured workers in termination of medical service from January to December 2012. Thesamples were divided into job retention group(n=695) and reemployment group(n=642) on primary data andconfirmed the factors that affect the type of return-to-work. Additionally, we analyzed the factors influencing jobmaintenance in the job retention group, which divided into the successful group(n=418) and the failure group(n=152). Results: Job retention was shown more in subjects who maintained good relations with a company and worked fora long period, were a regular worker, were given any convenience from a company, worked in large company, andhad less pain. Moreover, the factors affecting job maintenance were ranked employment period, level of education,and gender. Conclusion: This study shows that job retention can lead job maintenance more efficiently than reemployment. Themain factor that affects job retention is workstation factor, and that affects job maintenance is the employmentperiod. We also suggest that institutional strategy related to workstation factor should be needed to make injuredworkers maintain their job.

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