Associations of leaving the original job with employment status, access to an occupational health service, and workplace adaptations
| Number and HR* (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in original job | Left original job because of hip or knee problem | Left original job for another reason | Currently unemployed | ||||
| *All hazard ratios were calculated relative to remaining in the original job, and adjusted for the factors in table 1. | |||||||
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | 97 | 57 | 1.0 | 74 | 1.0 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Self-employed | 8 | 14 | 1.0 (0.5–2.2) | 4 | 0.7 (0.2–2.1) | 15 | 0.9 (0.4–1.8) |
| Public sector | 44 | 23 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.0 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Private sector | 59 | 46 | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | 56 | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 63 | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) |
| Access to OH service | |||||||
| No | 59 | 49 | 1.0 | 52 | 1.0 | 63 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 28 | 16 | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) | 16 | 0.9 (0.5–1.7) | 16 | 1.0 (0.5–1.7) |
| Unsure | 15 | 8 | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) | 8 | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 8 | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
| Workplace adaptation(s) | |||||||
| Yes | 35 | 20 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.0 |
| No | 70 | 54 | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 65 | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 68 | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |