Table 2.
Descriptives of biomedical determinants
| Total group n |
E-RTW (RTW ≤ 10 weeks) n (%) |
L-RTW (RTW > 10 weeks) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severitya (HISS) | |||
| Minor/moderate | 37 | 20 (54) | 17 (46) |
| Severe/major | 28 | 9 (32) | 19 (68) |
| Cause of disorder | |||
| Acute injury | 68 | 30 (44) | 38 (56) |
| Other disorder | 22 | 13 (59) | 9 (41) |
| Affected hand | |||
| Dominant hand | 37 | 18 (49) | 19 (51) |
| Non-dominant hand | 41 | 19 (46) | 22 (54) |
| Accident locationa | |||
| Injury sustained on the job | 30 | 7 (23) | 23 (77)* |
| Injury sustained elsewhere | 37 | 23 (62) | 14 (38) |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Amputations | 5 | 2 (40) | 3 (60) |
| Fractures | 18 | 10 (56) | 8 (44) |
| Tendon injury | 13 | 3 (23) | 10 (77) |
| Complex injury | 24 | 12 (50) | 12 (50) |
| Morbus Dupuytren | 5 | 5 (100) | 0 (0) |
| (Non) specific pain complaints | 12 | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
| Other | 14 | 6 (43) | 8 (57) |
| Pain (median; IQR) (MHOQ) | 35 (15–50) | 30 (10–45) | 45 (20–61)** |
E-RTW early return to work, L-RTW late return to work, IQR interquartile range, HISS hand injury severity score, MHOQ Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire
aAnalysed for patients with acute injuries
* Chi-square test: P < 0.05; ** Mann–Whitney U test: P < 0.05. Differences in numbers of patients exist due to missing values