Table 3.
Occurrence of return to work of participants who were working at the time of their injury, and occurrence by compensation status subgroups, at fixed time points up to two years post-RTI
| Return to work status | n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6-months | 12-months | 24-months | |
| All participants | (N = 1533) | (N = 1111) | (N = 916) | (N = 812) |
| Full duties | 457 (29.8) | 852 (76.7) | 727 (79.4) | 635 (78.2) |
| Modified duties | 437 (28.5) | 121 (10.9) | 84 (9.2) | 75 (9.2) |
| Not working | 620 (40.4) | 131 (11.8) | 97 (10.6) | 97 (11.9) |
| Missing data | 19 (1.2) | 7 (0.6) | 8 (0.1) | 5 (0.6) |
| Claimed compensation | (N = 408) | (N = 298) | (N = 236) | (N = 222) |
| Full duties | 35 (8.6) | 154 (51.7) | 147 (62.3) | 133 (59.9) |
| Modified duties | 125 (30.6) | 77 (25.8) | 57 (24.2) | 48 (21.6) |
| Not working | 245 (60.0) | 62 (20.8) | 31 (13.1) | 41 (18.5) |
| Missing data | 3 (0.3) | 5 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | - |
| Did not claim compensation | (N = 1125) | (N = 813) | (N = 680) | (N = 590) |
| Full duties | 422 (37.5) | 698 (85.9) | 580 (85.3) | 502 (85.1) |
| Modified duties | 312 (27.7) | 44 (5.4) | 27 (4.0) | 27 (4.6) |
| Not working | 375 (37.5) | 69 (8.5) | 66 (9.7) | 56 (9.5) |
| Missing data | 16 (1.4) | 2 (0.2) | 7 (1.0) | 5 (0.8) |
| Χ2, p-value | 139.03, p < 0.001 | 145.51, p < 0.001 | 90.16, p < 0.001 | 76.66, p < 0.001 |
Χ2: Pearson Chi-square test of RTW occurrence between claimants and non-claimants of injury compensation