Table 3

Likelihood to return to work for workers with violence-related incidents (WVI) compared with workers with nonviolence-related incidents (WNVI) during 1-year follow-up; adjusted models, stratified by injury type, occupation and shift type (HR (95% CI)

Injury typesOccupation
Serious traumatic injuries
WVI (n=130) vs
WNVI (n=130)
Upper extremities sprains and strains
WVI (n=959) vs
WNVI (n=959)
Non-traumatic non-sprain injuries
WVI (n=756) vs
WNVI (n=756)
Counsellor/
social workers
WVI (n=642) vs
WNVI (n=642)
Nurses
WVI (n=1405) vs
WNVI (n=1405)
Nursing aides/assistants
WVI (n=834) vs
WNVI (n=834)
Days after injury
0–301.24 (0.90–1.71)1.33 (1.16–1.52)1.00 (0.89–1.13)1.02 (0.88–1.18)1.13 (1.02–1.25)1.14 (1.00–1.30)
31–601.30 (0.62–2.71)1.10 (0.89–1.38)0.77 (0.55–1.10)0.67 (0.48–0.95)1.08 (0.90–1.30)0.94 (0.74–1.20)
61–901.21 (0.35–4.21)0.78 (0.59–1.01)0.72 (0.43–1.21)0.46 (0.30–0.69)0.92 (0.72–1.17)0.78 (0.67–1.08)
91–1800.67 (0.30–1.49)0.84 (0.65–1.09)0.91 (0.58–1.43)0.69 (0.46–1.02)0.72 (0.57–0.92)0.89 (0.65–1.22)
181–2700.11 (0.01–0.87)1.27 (0.73–2.20)0.89 (0.39–2.03)1.09 (0.54–2.23)0.90 (0.56–1.44)0.66 (0.37–1.19)
271–3650.96 (0.23–4.12)1.01 (0.47–2.18)4.14 (1.19–14.48)0.75 (0.23–2.45)1.34 (0.64–2.78)1.50 (0.63–3.53)
Care settingShift type
Acute care
WVI (n=813) vs WNVI (n=813)
Counselling or social services
WVI (n=161) vs WNVI (n=161)
Long-term care
WVI (n=1354) vs WNVI (n=1354)
Residential social service facility
WVI (n=308) vs
WNVI (n=308)
Fixed shifts
WVI (n=412) vs WNVI (n=467)
Rotating shifts
WVI (n=681) vs WNVI (n=649)
Variable shifts
WVI (n=1788) vs
WNVI (n=1765)
Days after injury
0–301.16 (1.02–1.33)0.91 (0.68–1.21)1.16 (1.04–1.29)0.95 (0.77–1.16)1.08 (0.91–1.29)1.19 (1.02–1.38)1.10 (1.00–1.21)
31–600.92 (0.72–1.18)0.78 (0.39–1.57)1.05 (0.87–1.26)0.87 (0.50–1.50)0.90 (0.61–1.34)1.18 (0.90–1.56)0.90 (0.76–1.07)
61–900.88 (0.64–1.21)0.63 (0.27–1.46)0.85 (0.66–1.09)0.23 (0.12–0.44)0.55 (0.33–0.91)0.81 (0.57–1.17)0.80 (0.65–1.00)
91–1800.86 (0.62–1.20)0.53 (0.22–1.30)0.73 (0.57–0.94)0.75 (0.43–1.32)0.49 (0.29–0.84)0.79 (0.55–1.14)0.79 (0.64–0.97)
181–2700.72 (0.41–1.28)0.83 (0.22–3.12)0.81 (0.50–1.32)1.24 (0.44–3.55)0.80 (0.30–2.15)0.67 (0.35–1.29)0.95 (0.63–1.43)
271–3651.56 (0.66–3.68)0.63 (0.04–10.16)1.17 (0.54–2.55)0.12 (0.01–1.06)0.89 (0.15–5.36)1.20 (0.43–3.37)1.31 (0.71–2.40)