Key result
Early occupational medicine intervention is linked to ~53% greater return to work post-CABG.
Why the study?
The role of the occupational medicine specialist in improving return to work after coronary bypass graft surgery with early rehabilitation intervention was assessed.
Does early intervention by an occupational medicine specialist improve return to work in patients undergoing rehabilitation after CABG surgery?
Population
57 patients (56 male, 1 female, mean age 50.7 years) after CABG surgery
Comparison
Early occupational medicine specialist intervention vs non-systematic vocational counselling in historical control
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
7 months
Authors
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May support specialist vocational counselling in post-CABG rehab; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Cohort (n=57)
Does early intervention by an occupational medicine specialist improve return to work in patients undergoing rehabilitation after CABG surgery?
Absolute Event Rate: 78% vs 51%
p-value: p=<0.05
Early intervention by an occupational medicine specialist providing individual vocational counselling during cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves return to work rates in post-CABG patients.
Monpère et al. (1988) conducted a cohort in Coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery (n=57). Early intervention by an occupational medicine specialist (vocational counselling) vs. Historical cohort with non-systematic vocational counselling was evaluated on Return to work (p=<0.05). Early intervention by an occupational medicine specialist during rehabilitation increased return to work in post-CABG patients to 78%, compared to 51% with non-systematic counselling (P<0.05).