title: Time off work after occupational hand injuries.
abstract: This study analysed the impact of several factors on the start and duration of time off work among 802 patients with occupational hand injuries, in order to identify prognostic indicators. The study showed that external factors such as work and social condition seemed to have less influence on time off work than expected, whereas advice from doctors, flashbacks and impairment symptoms were important determinants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Odense University Hospital and the Institute of Community Health, Odense University, Denmark.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jeune
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lauritsen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barfred
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003718:Denmark; D006230:Hand Injuries; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011379:Prognosis; D018582:Sick Leave; D013997:Time Factors