title: Work status and burn specific health after work-related burn injury.
abstract: Work status is a valid indicator of post burn health. There is limited information on this issue after work-related burn injury.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate long-term health- and work status after work-related burns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-six former patients treated for severe work-related burn injuries an average of 9.0 years previous to follow-up were questioned about their present work status. They were also assessed with the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) and a pain scale adopted from the abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At follow-up 71 (83%) of the former patients were working, nine (10%) were on sick leave or had a disability pension, and six (7%) were unemployed. Those who were not working reported a poorer outcome in three of the BSHS-B psychosocial domains (Body Image, Affect and Interpersonal Relationships) and in two of the BSHS-B physical domains (Treatment Regimens and Work). They also reported significantly more pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only a small group of former patients with work-related accidents were not working in the sample studied after a long follow-up period. The unemployed reported more pain and worse perceived health, particularly in psychosocial domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyster-Aas
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kildal
authors.forename: Mimmie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willebrand
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gerdin
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ekselius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational