Multi-disciplinary Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Empowerment (MORE) program: A new standard of care for injured workers in Hong Kong.

Autor: Law SW; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Szeto GP; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China., Chau WW; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Chan C; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Kwok AW; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Lai HS; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.; Total Rehabilitation Management (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong, China., Lee RK; Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Griffith JF; Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Hung LK; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Cheng JC; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation [J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil] 2016 Aug 10; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 503-13.
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-150650
Abstrakt: Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of the Multi-disciplinary Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Empowerment (MORE) Program on reducing chronic disability among injured workers and improving efficiency of work rehabilitation process.
Methods: A cohort of patients with workplace injuries in the lower back were recruited from orthopaedics clinics and assigned to either MORE group (n= 139) or control group (n= 106). Patients in MORE group received an early MRI screening and a coordinated multi-disciplinary management, while patients in the control group received conventional care. Outcome variables are time to return-to-work (RTW) from date of injury, waiting time for MRI screening and time to medical assessment board (MAB).
Results: Patients in the MORE Program had significantly shorter duration for RTW (MORE: 6.1 months,
Control: 12.8 months, p< 0.01), and more RTW cases (n= 64, 46.0%) compared to CONTROL group (n= 29, 27.4%). The MORE group also had much shorter waiting time for MRI scans (91.85 vs. 309.2 days, p< 0.001) and MAB referral after MRI scans (97.2 vs. 178.9 days, p= 0.001) compared to CONTROL group.
Conclusions: The MORE Program which emphasizes early intervention and early MRI screening, is shown to be effective in shortening sick leave and improving RTW outcomes of injured workers.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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