Injured Workers Perspectives on Recovery following Non-Life-Threatening Acute Orthopaedic Trauma: A Descriptive Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the study participants. Recovery expectations measured according to the question: “Do you believe you will recover enough to return to your pre-injury activities?” measured on a 0–10 Likert scale. High scores represent stronger expectations.
Age last birthday
37.7 years (18–62) (mean/range)
(%)
Gender
Male
126
(75.0)
Female
42
(25.0)
Injury severity score
Minor: 1–8
88
(52.4)
Moderate and major: >9
80
(47.6)
Education
Less than university
136
(81.0)
University
32
(19.0)
Receipt of compensation for injury*
No
91
(55.8)
Yes
72
(44.2)
Returned to work after 26 weeks after injury*
Yes
104
(68.4)
No
48
(31.6)
Pain intensity at 2 weeks after injury
Low pain intensity
104
(61.9)
High pain intensity
64
(38.1)
Presence of pain at 26 weeks after injury
Yes
81
(54.0)
No
69
(46.0)
Mean
SD
Recovery expectations#
Week 2 ()
8.60
1.90
Week 12 ()
8.49
1.92
Week 26 ()
7.77
2.07
Missing responses. Significant difference : week 2 versus week 26 and week 12 versus week 26.
