| Objective: To investigate the influence of potential determinants on return to work (RTW) of patients with acute occupational hand injuries, to provide a reference for injured workers to RTW. Methods: A telephone survey, using a questionnaire, was conducted on 60 workers with acute occupational hand injuries, and the survey content included injury type, type of job, job nature, educational level, location of injury, length of stay in hospital, causal attribution, company nature, type of employment, satisfaction with previous job, satisfaction with coworkers, breadwinner or not, work insurance, rehabilitation status and so on. The influence of potential factors on the probability of RTW was analyzed by univariate correlation and logistic regression analysis. Results: Four factors in the survey were found to be significant predictors, including white collar job (odds ratio ［OR］=19.195, 95% confidential interval ［CI］, 1.001-368.014), internal attribution of the injury (OR=6.256, 95% CI, 1.024-38.215), good relationship with coworkers (OR=11.016, 95% CI, 1.715 70.755), and breadwinner in family (OR=10.568, 95% CI, 1.528-73.086). Conclusion: RTW was a multi factor affected process. |
