Satisfying medical and rehabilitation needs positively influences returning to work after a work-related injury: an analysis of national panel data from 2018 to 2019

Table 2 Odds ratio of return to work status by treatment period, rehabilitation service needs, and unmet medical needs

	Binomial^a		Multinomial^b
	Return to work		Returned to original work		Reemployed
	OR^c	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Treatment period appropriate
Yes	1.41	1.14–1.76	1.72	1.34–2.21	1.24	0.98–1.56
No	1.00		1.00		1.00
Rehabilitation service needs
Yes	1.00		1.00		1.00
No	1.20	1.03–1.41	1.35	1.12–1.63	1.14	0.96–1.35
Unmet medical needs
Yes	1.00		1.00		1.00
No	1.39	1.07–1.80	1.64	1.18–2.27	1.26	0.95–1.66

^aThe returned to original work group and the reemployed group were integrated into a single return to work group
^bThe comparisons among the non return to work group and the returned to original work group and reemployed group were conducted separately
^cThe statistical estimations based on the binomial and multinomial multivariate logistic regression analyses were adjusted for all covariates, except for the explanatory variable of interest

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