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1Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA. AmandaE.Young@LibertyMutual.com
Disability and Rehabilitation
|October 31, 2009
Summary
Injured workers face many return-to-work challenges. Environmental factors, not personal or physical issues, are the most common barriers preventing employment after an occupational injury.
Area of Science:
- Occupational health
- Rehabilitation science
- Workplace safety
Background:
- Workplace reintegration presents significant challenges for injured workers.
- Difficulties can impede employment opportunities and hinder sustained employment gains.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify injured workers' reported reasons for not pursuing or leaving post-injury work.
- To understand the primary obstacles encountered during return-to-work processes.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 150 participants.
- Explored return-to-work experiences following occupational injuries that caused impairments limiting past work performance.
Main Results:
- While physiological, task-related, and personal factors were cited, environmental barriers were most frequently reported.
- The prevalence of environmental factors varied depending on the stage of the return-to-work process.
Conclusions:
- Environmental factors represent the most significant barriers to return-to-work for injured employees.
- These environmental barriers are potentially amenable to targeted interventions and policy changes.
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