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abstract: 'Background
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Hand injuries (HI) are common and may limit participation in work. The
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objective of this study is to examine the effect of ethnicity and other
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prognostic variables on return-to-work (RTW) among male manual workers
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after acute HI.
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Methods
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A cohort of 178 subjects (90 Arabs, 88 Jews) aged 22 to 65 was studied.
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Trained bilingual occupational therapists evaluated and interviewed the
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subjects, using structured validated questionnaires for evaluating
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personal and environmental factors, body function and structure, and
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activity limitation and participation restrictions. Employment status 3
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months post injury was assessed by a telephone interview. To establish a
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predictive model for RTW, ethnicity and certain variables of the four
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domains mentioned above were analyzed using logistic regression
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analysis.
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Results
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A significant difference in the rate of RTW between Jews and Arabs was
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found (45.5\% for Jews, 28.9\% for Arabs, p = 0.03) three months post
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HI. In the univariate regression analysis, ethnicity was associated with
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RTW (OR = 2.05; CI: 1.10-3.81) for Jews vs. Arabs. Using a multivariate
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analysis, only legal counseling, educational attainment, and the
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severity of disability were significantly associated with RTW.
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Conclusion
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RTW three months post HI among manual workers is directly related to
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variables such as education and legal counseling and only indirectly
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related to ethnicity. Patients with a lower level of education and those
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who were engaged in legal counseling need special attention and close
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guidance in the process of RTW.'
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affiliation: 'Marom, BS (Corresponding Author), Clalit Hlth Serv, Occupat Therapy
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Unit, Tiberias, Israel.
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Marom, Batia S., Clalit Hlth Serv, Occupat Therapy Unit, Tiberias, Israel.
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Sharabi, Moshe, Max Stern Yezreel Valley Coll, Sociol \& Anthropol Dept, Yezreel
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Valley, Israel.
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Carel, Rafael S., Univ Haifa, Sch Publ Hlth, Haifa, Israel.
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Ratzon, Navah Z., Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Dept Occupat Therapy, Tel Aviv,
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Israel.'
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article-number: e0229982
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author: Marom, Batia S. and Sharabi, Moshe and Carel, Rafael S. and Ratzon, Navah
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Z.
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author-email: batiamarom2@clalit.org.il
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author_list:
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- family: Marom
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given: Batia S.
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- family: Sharabi
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given: Moshe
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- family: Carel
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given: Rafael S.
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- family: Ratzon
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given: Navah Z.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229982
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files: []
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issn: 1932-6203
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journal: PLOS ONE
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keywords-plus: 'TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY; EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES; DISABILITY; CULTURE;
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REHABILITATION; PARTICIPATION; DISPARITIES; VALIDATION; ARABS; JEWS'
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language: English
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month: MAR 10
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '38'
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orcid-numbers: 'Marom, Batia/0000-0002-5696-2335
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Sharabi, Moshe/0000-0001-8570-8769'
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papis_id: 6a49ae0f842efa9b649e1f05df3febc9
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ref: Marom2020returningwork
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times-cited: '5'
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title: 'Returning to work after a hand injury: Does ethnicity matter?'
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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:000535278500049
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '15'
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web-of-science-categories: Multidisciplinary Sciences
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year: '2020'
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