• Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2020

    Multicenter Study

    Factors Affecting Employment After Burn Injury in the United States: A Burn Model System National Database Investigation.

    • Gretchen J Carrougher, Alyssa M Bamer, Samuel P Mandell, Sabina Brych, Jeffrey C Schneider, Colleen M Ryan, Karen Kowalske, Peter C Esselman, and Nicole S Gibran.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: carrough@uw.edu.
    • Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jan 1; 101 (1S): S71-S85.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of patient and injury characteristics on employment for working-age, adult survivors of burn injury using the multicenter Burn Model System national database.DesignLongitudinal survey.SettingMulticenter regional burn centers.ParticipantsAdult burn survivors (N=967) age≥18 years with known employment status prior to injury were included in the analysis at 12 months after injury.InterventionsNot applicable.Main Outcome MeasuresEmployment status at 12 months after injury.ResultsThe analyses determined that those employed preinjury had higher odds of being employed (odds ratio [OR]=8.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.9-13.1). White, non-Hispanic individuals were also more likely to be employed (OR=1.49; 95% CI, 1.0-2.1). Older individuals, females, those with longer hospitalizations, amputation during the acute hospitalization, and those with high pain interference at hospital discharge had lower odds of working after injury. Preinjury living situation, preinjury alcohol and drug misuse, number of acute operations and burn size (total body surface area, %) were not significant predictors of employment status at 12 months after burn injury.ConclusionPreinjury employment remains the most significant predictor for postburn employment. Although past reports have focused on predictors for postburn employment, we believe that we need to seek greater understanding of modifiable risk factors for unemployment and examine issues related to work retention, performance, accommodations, and career trajectories for the working-age survivor of burn injury.Copyright © 2019 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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