TABLE II.
Worker appraisal of workers’ compensation-based return-to-work programs
| Program/subset | N | Program helped me return to work (vs. No/Don’t Know) | Program helped me stay at work (vs. No/Don’t Know) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Stay at Worka | 26 | 16 | 61.5% | 19 | 73.1% |
| Preferred Workerb | 22 | 12 | 54.6% | 11 | 50.0% |
| Vocational rehabilitation,c if received any vocational services | 120 | 75 | 62.5% | 62 | 51.7% |
| Vocational rehabilitation,c if vocational retraining plan was developed | 61 | 47 | 77.1% | 38 | 62.3% |
| Vocational rehabilitation,c if RTW in an occupation aligned with retraining goal | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 20 | 76.9% |
a
Reimbursement to employers for offering light-duty job arrangements.
b
Incentives to employers for hiring workers with permanent impairments.
c
Services intended to assist injured workers to overcome return-to-work barriers (e.g., assessment, work hardening, vocational retraining plan with new occupational goal).