2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Rates of return to work (RTW) after burn injury vary. A 2012 systematic
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review of the burn literature reported that nearly 28\% of all adult
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burn survivors never return to any form of employment. These authors
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called for interventions designed to assist survivors'' ability to
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function in an employed capacity. In 2010, our burn center outpatient
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clinic instituted an intervention aimed to return injured workers to
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employment within 90 days of their insurance claims. The interventions
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include patient/family education focused on recovery rather than
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disability, employer contact and education by the vocational
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rehabilitation (VR) counselor, physician recommendations for work
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accommodations, provision of employee status letters, and Activity
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Prescription Forms (APFs). The purpose of this study is to report on the
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effectiveness of these interventions. Following institutional review
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board (IRB) approval, medical records of adults with occupation-related
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burn injuries and receiving care at a single regional burn center from
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June 2010 to July 2015 were reviewed. Data on patient and injury
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characteristics and outpatient VR services provided were collected. The
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primary outcome of interest was the percentage of patients who RTW; 338
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individuals met study entry criteria. The VR counselor evaluated all
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patients. All patients received an employer letter(s) and APF
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documentation. Workplace accommodations were provided to more than 30\%
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of patients. RTW rate was 93\%, with an average of 24 days from injury
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to RTW. In an intervention bundle involving the patient, employer,
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Workers'' compensation, and the burn clinic staff, injured workers
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achieved a high rate of RTW. Although we cannot correlate individual
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bundle components to outcome, we postulate that the combination of
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employer/employee/insurer engagement and flexibility contributed to the
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success of this program.'
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affiliation: 'Carrougher, GJ (Corresponding Author), Harborview Med Ctr, UW Med Reg
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Burn Ctr, Dept Surg, 325 9th Ave,Box 359796, Seattle, WA 98104 USA.
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Carrougher, Gretchen J.; Pham, Tam N.; Mandell, Samuel P.; Gibran, Nicole S., Univ
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Washington, Dept Surg, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
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Brych, Sabina B., Univ Washington, Dept Burn \& Plast Surg, Outpatient Clin, Seattle,
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WA 98195 USA.'
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author: Carrougher, Gretchen J. and Brych, Sabina B. and Pham, Tam N. and Mandell,
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Samuel P. and Gibran, Nicole S.
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author-email: carrough@uw.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Carrougher
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given: Gretchen J.
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- family: Brych
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given: Sabina B.
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- family: Pham
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given: Tam N.
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- family: Mandell
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given: Samuel P.
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- family: Gibran
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given: Nicole S.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000410
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eissn: 1559-0488
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files: []
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issn: 1559-047X
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journal: JOURNAL OF BURN CARE \& RESEARCH
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keywords-plus: QUALITY-OF-LIFE; FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES; EMPLOYMENT; BARRIERS; HEALTH;
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LONG
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language: English
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month: JAN-FEB
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '31'
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orcid-numbers: 'Mandell, Samuel/0000-0002-8426-4518
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'
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pages: E70-E78
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papis_id: 6f13f09ee443877608e3a2a2d3cebacd
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ref: Carrougher2017interventionbundle
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researcherid-numbers: 'Mandell, Samuel/JDC-6762-2023
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Mandell, Samuel/AAM-4647-2021'
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times-cited: '16'
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title: 'An Intervention Bundle to Facilitate Return to Work for Burn-Injured Workers:
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Report From a Burn Model System Investigation'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000391867500011
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '38'
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web-of-science-categories: Critical Care Medicine; Dermatology; Surgery
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year: '2017'
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