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A retrospective study of return to work following surgery
Dear Sir,I refer to the article by Clayton and Verow in the October issue [1].
While in occupational practice I puzzled many times at the inexplicable differences in time away from work, an analysis which seemed to defy rational explanation. Among the factors not mentioned by the authors was the role, if any, of concomitant conditions. When workers return to work depends as much on their like/dislike of the job, their managers/supervisors, those with whom they work and so on. There are other imponderables, which your readers could cite. And, let us face it, the surgeon and the general practitioner have little concept of what most jobs entail, they rely on the patient to tell them.
Individuals, by and large, will remain away from work for as long as they perceive necessary if financial need does not cause them to return, in the first place.
After all, we are all human!
e-mail: royarchibald{at}xtra.co.nz
References
- Clayton M, Verow P. A retrospective study of return to work following surgery. Occup Med (Lond) (2007) 57:525–531.[CrossRef][Medline]
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