Table 1 Participants’ characteristics by return to work status
Variables | Non return to work | Returned to original work | Reemployed | P-value * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 662 | 28.9 | 683 | 29.8 | 948 | 41.3 | |
Age (years) | < 0.001 | ||||||
< 40 | 52 | 17.2 | 116 | 38.4 | 134 | 44.4 | |
40–49 | 76 | 17.2 | 171 | 38.6 | 196 | 44.2 | |
50–59 | 205 | 24.7 | 263 | 31.7 | 362 | 43.6 | |
≥60 | 329 | 45.8 | 133 | 18.5 | 256 | 35.7 | |
Sex | 0.732 | ||||||
Male | 538 | 28.7 | 561 | 30.1 | 764 | 41.0 | |
Female | 124 | 28.8 | 122 | 28.4 | 184 | 42.8 | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | ||||||
Not married | 96 | 28.7 | 93 | 27.8 | 146 | 43.6 | |
Married | 436 | 27.9 | 515 | 33.0 | 611 | 39.1 | |
Other | 130 | 32.8 | 75 | 18.9 | 191 | 48.2 | |
Educational level | < 0.001 | ||||||
Less than high school | 358 | 39.3 | 185 | 20.3 | 367 | 40.3 | |
High school | 249 | 24.3 | 355 | 34.6 | 421 | 41.1 | |
College or above | 55 | 15.4 | 143 | 39.9 | 160 | 44.7 | |
Area | 0.001 | ||||||
Seoul/Gangwon | 103 | 28.5 | 88 | 24.4 | 170 | 47.1 | |
Gyeongin | 182 | 27.0 | 209 | 31.0 | 283 | 42.0 | |
Chungcheong/Sejong/Daejeon | 68 | 27.1 | 63 | 25.1 | 120 | 47.8 | |
Gwangju/Jeolla | 68 | 26.5 | 78 | 30.4 | 111 | 43.2 | |
Daegu/Gyeongbuk | 71 | 27.1 | 96 | 36.6 | 95 | 36.3 | |
Busan/Ulsan/Gyeongnam | 170 | 34.8 | 149 | 30.5 | 169 | 34.6 | |
Industry | < 0.001 | ||||||
Manufacturing | 170 | 24.1 | 299 | 42.3 | 238 | 33.7 | |
Construction | 265 | 35.0 | 95 | 12.5 | 398 | 52.5 | |
Service | 92 | 29.1 | 107 | 33.9 | 117 | 37.0 | |
Other | 135 | 26.4 | 182 | 35.6 | 195 | 38.1 | |
Work status | < 0.001 | ||||||
Regular/Temporary worker | 377 | 24.6 | 598 | 39.1 | 555 | 36.3 | |
Daily worker | 285 | 37.4 | 85 | 11.1 | 393 | 51.5 | |
Type of work-related injury | < 0.001 | ||||||
Injury | 592 | 27.8 | 630 | 29.5 | 911 | 42.7 | |
Disease | 64 | 43.8 | 51 | 34.9 | 31 | 21.2 | |
Commuting injury | 6 | 42.9 | 2 | 14.3 | 6 | 42.9 | |
Recovery period, in months | < 0.001 | ||||||
≤3 | 54 | 14.2 | 164 | 43.0 | 163 | 42.8 | |
4–6 | 173 | 20.9 | 261 | 31.6 | 392 | 47.5 | |
7–9 | 126 | 24.7 | 147 | 28.8 | 237 | 46.5 | |
≥10 | 309 | 53.7 | 111 | 19.3 | 156 | 27.1 | |
Disability rating | < 0.001 | ||||||
Severe | 185 | 66.1 | 46 | 16.4 | 49 | 17.5 | |
Moderate | 180 | 31.3 | 161 | 28.0 | 234 | 40.7 | |
Mild | 225 | 22.1 | 308 | 30.3 | 485 | 47.6 | |
None | 72 | 17.1 | 168 | 40.0 | 180 | 42.9 | |
Treatment period appropriate | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 189 | 22.5 | 319 | 38.0 | 331 | 39.5 | |
No | 473 | 32.5 | 364 | 25.0 | 617 | 42.4 | |
Rehabilitation service needs | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 504 | 32.1 | 444 | 28.3 | 623 | 39.7 | |
No | 158 | 21.9 | 239 | 33.1 | 325 | 45.0 | |
Unmet medical needs | 0.113 | ||||||
Yes | 61 | 33.0 | 43 | 23.2 | 81 | 43.8 | |
No | 601 | 28.5 | 640 | 30.4 | 867 | 41.1 | |