Return to employment for working-aged adults after burn injury: a scoping review protocol

Katsu, Akane; Tyack, Zephanie; Mackey, Martin; Elliott, James M.; Mackenzie, Lynette

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044145

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“…This is achieved by early occupational rehabilitation. [ 23 , 24 ] In our rehabilitation program, we applied OT simultaneously with physiotherapy.…”

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Effectiveness of early rehabilitation in hand burns

Kara

2023

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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BACKGROUND:Hand burn trauma occurs quite commonly and the outcome of hand burns can significantly impact self-care daily function, work and employment, leisure activities, and overall health-related quality of life. The overall goal of the management of hand burn trauma is to optimize hand function. Rehabilitation and restoration of hand function are critical for the patient's independence and re-integration into society and work. The purpose of this study is to present our experience with 105 hand burn trauma patients admitted and treated in our burn center and to show the efficacy of early rehabilitation on their ability to return to their prior social life and work. METHODS:In our study, we included that 105 patients with acute severe hand burn trauma were hospitalized in Gulhane burn center between 2017 and 2021. They underwent rehabilitation program daily sessions. Patients with hand burns are evaluated by ranges of motions (ROM), grip strength, Cochin Hand Function Scale (CHFS), and Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) 12 months after the injury. RESULTS:Overall, mean digital total active motion were >180°. The mean values for grip strength of dominant hand for men were 27.2±9.3 kg, for women were 22.0±8.8 kg and non-dominant hand for men were 24.05±13.8 kg, for women were 17.8±10.3 kg. Total score of 5 items was 19.0 in CHFS. The mean overall score on the MHQ was 62.3±27.4. All obtained data were within normal or accepted functional ranges. Spearman correlation coefficient indicates a negative correlation between MHQ and CHFS (p≤0.01). CONCLUSION:A comprehensive rehabilitation program is essential in helping patients to regain optimal function after hand burn trauma. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy is most beneficial when started at the time of admission.

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“…This is achieved by early occupational rehabilitation. [ 23 , 24 ] In our rehabilitation program, we applied OT simultaneously with physiotherapy.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of early rehabilitation in hand burns

Kara

2023

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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“…The previous scoping review followed the Arksey and O'Malley scoping review framework (Arksey & O'Malley, 2005) and JBI guidelines for conducting a scoping review (Peters et al, 2015(Peters et al, , 2021. To ensure a comprehensive search, we selected MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews databases to conduct our search using an a priori scoping review protocol, which has been previously published with documented search strategy (Katsu et al, 2021). The initial search covered publications from 2000 to 2019 and was updated in August 2021.…”

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Understanding return‐to‐employment experiences after burns: Qualitative scoping review findings

Katsu,

Mackenzie,

Tyack

et al. 2023

Aus Occup Therapy J

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IntroductionParticipation in work and employment is a milestone of adulthood. People returning to work after burn injury may have physical, psychological, social, and environmental barriers to overcome in order to resume their pre‐injury employment. The aim of this paper is to evaluate qualitative findings regarding return‐to‐employment after burn injury.MethodsA qualitative synthesis was conducted based on the qualitative findings of an earlier mixed methods review. A pre‐determined scoping review protocol was used in the earlier review to search MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, CCRCT, and CDSR databases between 2000 and Aug 2021. Any papers presenting qualitative data from previously employed adults with cutaneous burn injuries were included.FindingsA total of 20 papers with qualitative data on return‐to‐employment after burn injury were found. Only six included studies focused on return‐to‐employment outcomes and the remaining studies reporting on quality of life and life experiences after burn injury. Common themes included impairments that develop and change over time; occupational identity and meaning; temporal aspects of burn recovery; burn rehabilitation services and interventions; attitudes, knowledge and support of service providers; workplace environments supporting work re‐engagement after burn injury; usefulness of work accommodations; family and social supports, individuals attributes that influence re‐engaging in employment; and accepting and rebuilding.ConclusionResumption of work after burn injury is regarded as a key marker of recovery for working‐aged adults by burn survivors and burn care professionals. Support at transition points during the burn recovery process and peer‐led programmes were important. However, limited information currently exists regarding clinical practices, service gaps, and understanding of return‐to‐employment outcomes after burn injury.

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Publishing Registered Reports in Management and Applied Psychology: Common Beliefs and Best Practices

Briker,

Gerpott

2023

Organizational Research Methods

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Management and applied psychology scholars are confronted with a crisis undermining trust in their findings. One solution to this crisis is the publication format Registered Reports (RRs). Here, authors submit the frontend of their paper for peer review before data collection. While this format can help increase the trustworthiness of research, authors’ usage of RRs—although emerging—has been scarce and scattered. Eventually, common beliefs regarding the (dis)advantages of RRs and a lack of best practices can limit the broad implementation of this approach. To address these issues, we utilized a systematic review process to identify 50 RRs in management and applied psychology and surveyed authors with ( N = 86) and without experience ( N = 161) in publishing RRs and reviewers/editors who have handled RRs ( N = 59). On this basis, we (a) scrutinize prevalent beliefs surrounding the RR format in the fields of management and applied psychology and (b) derive hands-on best practices. In sum, we provide a fact check and guidelines for authors interested in writing RRs, which can also be used by reviewers to evaluate such submissions.

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Return to employment for working-aged adults after burn injury: a scoping review protocol

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Effectiveness of early rehabilitation in hand burns

Effectiveness of early rehabilitation in hand burns

Understanding return‐to‐employment experiences after burns: Qualitative scoping review findings

Publishing Registered Reports in Management and Applied Psychology: Common Beliefs and Best Practices

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