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Upper limb absence :
Upper limb absence : predictors of work participation and work productivity
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- Postema, Sietke (author)
- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Bongers, Raoul M. (author)
- University Medical Center Groningen, Center of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Brouwers, Michel A. H. (author)
- Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat Revalidatie, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Burger, Helena (author)
- Institute for Rehabilitation, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Medical Faculty, University of Ljubjama, Ljubjama, Slovenia
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- Hermansson, Liselotte M. N., 1954- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin,Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Region Örebro County, Örebro, Sweden
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- Reneman, Michiel F. (author)
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Dijkstra, Pieter U. (author)
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- van der Sluis, Corry K. (author)
- University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Philadelphia, USA : Elsevier, 2016
- 2016
- English.
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In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. - Philadelphia, USA : Elsevier. - 0003-9993 .- 1532-821X. ; 97:6, s. 892-899
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Abstract
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- Objective: to analyze work participation, work productivity and contributing factors, as well as physical work demands, in individuals with an upper limb defect (ULD).Design: cross-sectional study: postal survey (response rate: 53%).Setting: patients of twelve rehabilitation centers and orthopedic workshops in the Netherlands.Participants: 207 individuals with unilateral transversal upper limb reduction deficiency (ULRD) or amputation (ULA), at or proximal to the carpal level, between the ages of 18 and 65 years, and a convenience sample of 90 controls (matched on age and gender).Interventions: not applicable.Main outcome measures: employment status, self-reported work productivity and self-reported upper extremity work demands.Results: 74% of individuals with ULRD and 57% of the individuals with ULA were employed. Males, using a prosthesis, with medium or higher level of education and good general health were most often employed. Work productivity was similar to the control group. Higher work productivity was related to predominantly mentally demanding type of work and less MSC related pain. Upper extremity work demands were higher in individuals with ULD with predominantly mentally demanding work, compared to controls with this type of work. Conclusions: the outcome of work participation of individuals with ULRD is comparable to the general population in the Netherlands. Individuals with ULA had lower rates of employment. Work productivity was not associated to one-handedness.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsterapi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Therapy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Amputation; Efficiency
- employment
- rehabilitation
- upper extremity
- upper extremity deformities
- congenital
- Medicine
- Medicin
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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