Research Article
Injured Workers Perspectives on Recovery following Non-Life-Threatening Acute Orthopaedic Trauma: A Descriptive Study
Table 3
Characteristics of study participants provided to add context to outlined open ended responses according to return to work status at 6 months.
| Participant code | Age | Gender | Compensable injury | Occupation/industry | DASS21 Symptoms 2 weeks* | Returned to work by 6 months | Pain intensity 2 weeks | Presence of pain at 12 weeks | Recovery beliefs at 2 weeks |
| RTW1 | 18 | Male | no | Bus driver | No | Yes | Low | No | 4 | RTW2 | 18 | Female | no | Horticulture | Yes | Yes | Low | No | 9 | RTW3 | 61 | Female | No | Bakery assistant | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 10 | RTW4 | 47 | Female | Yes | Assembler worker | No | Yes | Low | No | 10 | RTW5 | 58 | Female | No | Psychologist | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 10 | RTW6 | 18 | Female | Yes | Cattery | Yes | Yes | Low | No | 6 | RTW7 | 51 | Female | Yes | Library officer | Yes | Yes | High | Yes | 10 | RTW8 | 54 | Male | No | Courier | Yes | Yes | Low | No | 10 | RTW9 | 62 | Male | No | Air conditioning technician | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 9 | RTW10 | 44 | Male | No | Manufacturing | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 5 | RTW11 | 34 | Male | No | Construction | Yes | Yes | Low | Yes | 6 | RTW12 | 48 | Male | No | Carpenter | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 9 | RTW13 | 35 | Male | No | Electrical inspector | No | Yes | Low | No | 10 | RTW14 | 41 | Male | No | Information technology | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 10 | RTW15 | 34 | Female | No | Healthcare | No | Yes | Low | Yes | 10 | RTW16 | 31 | Male | Yes | Information technology | Yes | Yes | Low | Yes | 7 |
| NO1 | 27 | Male | no | Car industry | Yes | No | Low | No | 6 | NO2 | 25 | Male | Yes | Radiographer | No | No | High | Yes | 10 | NO3 | 47 | Female | No | Factory worker | No | No | Low | No | 5 | NO4 | 30 | Male | Yes | Labourer | No | No | Low | Yes | 10 | NO5 | 56 | Male | Yes | Construction | No | No | Low | No | 9 | NO6 | 58 | Female | Yes | Nurse | Yes | No | Low | Yes | 8 | NO7 | 49 | Male | Yes | Education | No | No | high | Yes | 10 | NO8 | 26 | Male | Yes | Groundsman | Yes | No | High | No | 10 | NO9 | 62 | Male | Yes | Construction | Yes | No | High | Yes | ā | NO10 | 39 | Male | Yes | Plasterer | No | No | High | Yes | 9 | NO11 | 51 | Male | Yes | Truck driver | Yes | No | Low | Yes | 7 |
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Participant reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or stress (one or more).
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