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Impact of a Safe Resident Handling Program in Nursing Homes on Return-to-Work and Re-injury Outcomes Following Work Injury

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  • Alternative Title:
    J Occup Rehabil
  • Personal Author:
    Kurowski, Alicia ; Pransky, Glenn ; Punnett, Laura
  • Description:
    Purpose ; This study examined the impact of a Safe Resident Handling Program (SRHP) on length of disability and re-injury, following work-related injuries of nursing home workers. Resident handling-related injuries and back injuries were of particular interest. ; Methods ; A large national nursing home corporation introduced a SRHP followed by three years of training for 136 centers. Lost-time workers’ compensation claims (3 years pre-SRHP and 6 years post-SRHP) were evaluated. For each claim, length of first episode of disability and recurrence of disabling injury were evaluated over time. Differences were assessed using Chi square analyses and a generalized linear model, and “avoided” costs were projected. ; Results ; The SRHP had no impact on length of disability, but did appear to significantly reduce the rate of recurrence among resident handling-related injuries. As indemnity and medical costs were three times higher for claimants with recurrent disabling injuries, the SRHP resulted in significant “avoided” costs due to “avoided” recurrence. ; Conclusions ; In addition to reducing overall injury rates, SRHPs appear to improve long-term return-to-work success by reducing the rate of recurrent disabling injuries resulting in work disability. In this study, the impact was sustained over years, even after a formal training and implementation program ended. Since back pain is inherently a recurrent condition, results suggest that SRHPs help workers remain at work and return-to-work.
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  • Source:
    J Occup Rehabil. 29(2):286-294
  • Pubmed ID:
    29785467
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC6422723
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    U19 OH008857/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U19OH008857/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    29
  • Issue:
    2
  • Download URL:
    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76672/cdc_76672_DS1.pdf
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    Filetype[PDF - 156.96 KB]
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    CDC Public Access
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:5b0f57686e450d677297af85341b5a2d3bb6410ccb3de30577c3641a5a1349a2
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