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Table 3 Types of transfer payments in sick-listed individuals with MSDs a

From: The return-to-work process of individuals sick-listed because of whiplash-associated disorder: a three-year follow-up study in a Danish cohort of long-term sickness absentees

 

Week 26

1 year

2 years

3 years

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Return to work

1,369 (43)

1,638 (51)

1,807 (57)

1,400 (57)

Unemployment benefit

213 (7)

283 (9)

210 (7)

120 (5)

Flex job

14 (0)

48 (2)

217 (7)

225 (9)

Vocational rehabilitation

15 (0)

73 (2)

135 (4)

81 (3)

Maternity leave

11 (0)

28 (1)

42 (1)

27 (1)

Social assistance

48 (2)

60 (2)

124 (4)

98 (4)

Disability pension

5 (0)

20 (1)

108 (3)

135 (5)

Sickness benefit

1481 (46)

937 (29)

361 (11)

240 (10)

Other

43 (1)

96 (3)

170 (6)

145 (6)

Total

3,199 (100)b

3,183c (100)

3,174 (100)d

2,470 (100)e

  1. aMusculoskeletal disorders.
  2. b5 dead or emigrated.
  3. c21 dead or emigrated.
  4. d30 dead or emigrated.
  5. e734 dead or emigrated or censored due to late study entry.