Any Injury or Illness Acutely Impacting Work
Conditions
Keywords
RETAIN, Minnesota RETAIN, MN RETAIN, illness recovery, injury recovery, out of work help, work placement assistance, job help, work help, help keeping my job, stay at work, return to work
Brief summary
This study is a randomized control trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact of RETAIN program expansion and services on workforce retention and reduction of future workplace disability in the state of MN. Collaboration between partners to implement best practices in early intervention to support injured or ill employees in stay at work and return to work will be implemented.
Detailed description
MN RETAIN is a collaborative program led by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Mayo Clinic, and Workforce Development Inc (WDI) and includes stakeholders throughout MN.
Interventions
OTHERMinnesota RETAIN
RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. The evaluation compares the treatment group that is eligible to receive the full set of RETAIN intervention activities and an control group that is not.
Sponsors
Social Security Administration
Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota Department of Health
Workforce Development, Inc.
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Must have been unable to work for no more than 6 months prior enrollment; 80% of participants must be within 3 months of their last day of work * 18 years or older * Minnesota resident * Works in Minnesota * Employed or currently in the labor force * Meets one of the following: 1. Diagnosis of a work related or personal injury or illness that impacts employment 2. Invasive procedure (e.g., surgery) within the past 12-weeks or anticipated within the next 8-weeks that impacts employment
Exclusion criteria
* Legal representation/litigation at the time of enrollment related to their medical condition. * Does not have the capacity to give appropriate informed consent * Employed by a RETAIN healthcare recipient or subrecipient with an existing return to work program for employees (i.e. Mayo Clinic employees) * Worker's compensation recipients that have a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) or a disability case manager (DCM)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment | Measured in the fourth quarter after enrollment | Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment obtained from state unemployment insurance wage records. These files include individual-level wage records for six quarters surrounding enrollment in the study, including the quarter prior to enrollment, the quarter of enrollment, and four post-enrollment quarters. |
| Enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment | Measured in the fourth quarter after enrollment | Sum of enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment obtained from state unemployment insurance wage records. These files include individual-level wage records for six quarters surrounding enrollment in the study, including the quarter prior to enrollment, the quarter of enrollment, and four post-enrollment quarters. |
| Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during the 12 months after enrollment | Measured in the 12 months after enrollment | Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during any of the 12 months after enrollment obtained from SSA program data. These files include detailed information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications SSDI and SSI awards, SSDI and SSI benefit amounts and enrollee characteristics (for enrollees who have ever applied for SSA program benefits) |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAmaka Osuoha, MPH
Backup ContactCatherine Turvey, MPH
Outcome results
None listed