Affiliations: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA | Department of Rehab Services, Shands Hospital,
Gainesville, FL, USA
Note: [] Carolyn Hanson, P O Box 100164, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Tel.: +1 352 846 1023; Fax: +1 352 846 1042;
E-mail: chanson@hp.ufl.edu
Abstract: {\it Objectives:} The purpose of this study was to determine whether
individuals with work-related injuries receiving worksite analysis would have
less lost workdays than individuals not receiving worksite analysis.
Therapeutic management of work-related injuries in a hospital and a university
setting were also compared. {\it Study design:} Over a one-year period, employees who sustained
an upper extremity work-related injury were issued questionnaires regarding
their injury, treatment, functional status and pain level. Participants were
divided into three groups: group 1 consisted of hospital employees (N=14) who
underwent worksite analysis, group 2 included university employees (N=15) who
underwent worksite analysis whereas group~3 included university employees
(N=14) who underwent no analysis. {\it Results:} All groups were similar in demographics, functional
status, and pain level. Satisfaction with the worksite analysis was similar for
groups one and two. {\it Conclusion:} A pattern of less absenteeism but greater modified
duty days was associated with those individuals undergoing worksite
analysis.
Keywords: worksite analysis, musculoskeletal disorders, hospital setting, university setting
