Injured workers' perspectives of their rehabilitation process under the New South Wales Workers Compensation System

Title: Injured workers' perspectives of their rehabilitation process under the New South Wales Workers Compensation System
Creator: Sager, Lorraine; James, Carole L.
Relation: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol. 52, no. 2, p. 127-135
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2005
Description: Aim: Occupational injury and the process of rehabilitation can impact significantly on an individual's life. Research on the perspectives of injured workers, and their perceptions of the occupational therapy role, is limited. Method: A qualitative, phenomenological study explored the experiences of six injured workers, from a large regional area health service, who had undergone occupational rehabilitation within the NSW Workers Compensation System. Data were collected through the use of in-depth, semistructured interviews and were analysed inductively. Results: Injured workers have a limited knowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process, feel unsupported throughout the process, have unsatisfying return-to-work duties and often experience negative attitudes from key stakeholders. Conclusion: The results highlight the opportunity for occupational therapists to increase their role within occupational rehabilitation; however, they need to adopt a more holistic approach to their practice.
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/24596
Identifier: uon:571
Identifier: ISSN:0045-0766
Language: eng
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