From: Predictors of return to work following motor vehicle related orthopaedic trauma
Variable | No. (%) | Median time to RTW |
Logrank Test p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 334 | ||
Injury Severity Score | 0.09 | ||
Minor - moderate 1-8 | 84 | 204 | |
Serious 9-15 | 198 | 240 | |
Severe - critical 16-75 | 52 | 259 | |
New Injury Severity Score | 0.002 | ||
Minor - moderate 1-8 | 63 | 204 | |
Serious 9-15 | 144 | 203 | |
Severe - critical 16-75 | 127 | 305 | |
Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantagea | 0.57 | ||
Most disadvantaged | 89 | 215 | |
Disadvantaged | 34 | 365 | |
Average | 64 | 270 | |
Advantaged | 78 | 207 | |
Most advantaged | 69 | 198 | |
Sex | 0.69 | ||
Female | 67 | 199 | |
Male | 267 | 244 | |
Marital status | 0.47 | ||
Single | 147 | 244 | |
Married/de facto | 167 | 212 | |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 18 | 270 | |
Education skill levelb | 0.13 | ||
Bachelor degree and above | 60 | 138 | |
Certificate and advanced diploma | 143 | 213 | |
Secondary education | 118 | 305 | |
Pre-primary and primary education | 10 | 229 | |
Occupation skill levelb | 0.01 | ||
Managers/administrators/professionals/associate professionals | 78 | 125 | |
Tradespersons/advanced clerical and service workers | 111 | 229 | |
Intermediate clerical/sale/service production/transport workers | 52 | 396 | |
Elementary clerical/sales/service/labourers/related workers | 92 | 340 | |
Work level before injury | 0.87 | ||
Full Duties | 321 | 231 | |
Part Duties | 13 | 213 | |
Work hours before injuryc | 0.14 | ||
Full-time | 273 | 215 | |
Part-time | 57 | 302 | |
Pre-injury job satisfactiond | 0.28 | ||
Satisfied | 320 | 231 | |
Not Satisfied | 14 | 342 | |
Recovery expectations for work | 0.08 | ||
Yes | 298 | 212 | |
No | 32 | 280 | |
Recovery expectations for usual activities | <0.001 | ||
≤90 | 202 | 177 | |
>90 | 111 | 455 | |
Language other than English | 0.08 | ||
Yes | 108 | 250 | |
No | 226 | 231 | |
Total yearly household incomee (before tax, AU) excluding number of people in household | 0.17 | ||
≤$39,999 | 53 | 302 | |
$40,000-$79,999 | 110 | 250 | |
≥$80,000 | 148 | 194 | |
Total adjusted yearly household incomee (before tax, AU) including number of people in household | 0.47 | ||
≤$39,999 | 153 | 240 | |
$40,000-$79,999 | 121 | 250 | |
≥$80,000 | 37 | 154 | |
Body Mass Index (BMI)f (kg/m2) | 0.54 | ||
<18.50 (underweight) | 6 | 407 | |
18.50-24.99 (normal) | 123 | 213 | |
≥25.00 (overweight) | 124 | 203 | |
≥30.00 (obese) | 79 | 302 | |
Smoking history | 0.02 | ||
Current smoker | 89 | 394 | |
Ex-smoker | 90 | 207 | |
Never smoked | 153 | 199 | |
Self-reported chronic illnesses | 0.88 | ||
Yes | 93 | 215 | |
No | 241 | 240 | |
Medication use | 0.93 | ||
Yes | 67 | 229 | |
No | 266 | 237 | |
Recent injury other than crash | 0.40 | ||
Yes | 16 | 365 | |
No | 316 | 231 | |
Risk of long term harm due to alcohol consumptiong (standard drinksh/week) | 0.92 | ||
Low risk - ≤28 male or ≤14 female | 311 | 231 | |
Risky - 29–42 male or 15–28 female | 13 | 358 | |
High risk - ≥43 male or ≥29 female | 9 | 244 | |
Risk of short term harm due to alcohol consumptiong (yes) | 0.14 | ||
Yes | 116 | 297 | |
No | 218 | 215 | |
Self-reported at-fault | 0.04 | ||
Yes | 125 | 203 | |
No | 208 | 250 | |
Vehicle type | 0.02 | ||
Motor vehicle | 175 | 276 | |
Motorcycle | 140 | 199 | |
Bicycle | 19 | 182 | |
Pre-morbid neck pain in last 6 months | 0.70 | ||
Yes | 15 | 203 | |
No | 319 | 237 | |
Post-morbid neck pain | 0.74 | ||
Yes | 59 | 215 | |
No | 275 | 231 | |
Crash on a public road | 0.06 | ||
Yes | 297 | 240 | |
No | 37 | 156 | |
Self-assessed pre-injury health statusij, | 0.03 | ||
Excellent | 103 | 240 | |
Very good | 137 | 199 | |
Good | 78 | 250 | |
Fair-Poor | 16 | - | |
Claim made by 6 months | 0.08 | ||
Yes | 140 | 178 | |
No | 91 | 120 | |
Legal representation at 6 months | 0.007 | ||
Yes | 95 | 199 | |
No | 136 | 122 |