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Table 2 Effect of physical functional elements of work on return-to-work

From: Does category of strength predict return-to-work after occupational injury?

  

Return to original work

  

Characteristics

Total

Succeeded

Failed

p-value a

(n = 84)

n = 69 (82.1)

n = 15 (17.9)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Pain

   

0.213

 Yes

60 (73.2)

51 (76.1)

9 (60.0)

 

 No

22 (26.8)

16 (23.9)

6 (40.0)

 

Lifting

   

1.000

 Mild load

18 (22.0)

15 (21.7)

3 (23.1)

 

 Moderate load

64 (78.0)

54 (78.3)

10 (76.9)

 

Carrying

   

0.170

 Mild load

22 (27.2)

16 (23.5)

6 (46.2)

 

 Moderate load

59 (72.8)

52 (76.5)

7 (53.8)

 

Climbing

   

0.529

 Mild load

53 (65.4)

44 (63.8)

9 (75.0)

 

 Moderate load

28 (34.6)

25 (36.2)

3 (25.0)

 

Stooping-Crouching

   

1.000

 Mild load

19 (23.2)

16 (23.2)

3 (23.1)

 

 Moderate load

63 (76.8)

53 (76.8)

10 (76.9)

 

Sitting-Standing

   

0.195

 Mild load

34 (43.6)

27 (40.3)

7 (63.6)

 

 Moderate load

44 (56.4)

40 (59.7)

4 (36.4)

 

Walk

   

1.000

 Mild load

29 (36.3)

25 (36.8)

4 (33.3)

 

 Moderate load

51 (63.8)

43 (63.2)

8 (66.7)

 
  1. Note. Physical functional elements pertain to pre-accident job requirements
  2. Physical functional elements load classification: Mild load, including sedentary and light loads; moderate load, including moderate, heavy, and very heavy loads
  3. The numbers do not add up to 100% as some subjects did not complete some of the carrying or lifting tasks
  4. a Fisher’s exact test