Citation

Lu XW, Xu YW. Work 2007; 30(1): 47-53.

Affiliation

Department of Work and Social Rehabilitation, The Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Center, Guangzhou, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, IOS Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18198439

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the case management model by using problem solving skills in assisting workers with injuries in returning to work. A total of five workers with injuries were enrolled and there were four stages during the whole case management process including a medical rehabilitation stage (stage I), a compensation stage (stage II), a return to work stage (stage III) and a follow-up stage (stage IV) respectively. Case managers provided services by using problem solving skills to tackle the problems which workers with injuries may encounter during all four stages. Outcome measurement showed one case return to the same company same job, two returns to different companies and different jobs, the others have self employed work. This study suggested that case management using the problem solving skills of occupational rehabilitation was beneficial to workers with injuries on return to work.

Language: en