Lower Extremity Fractures, Pediatric Fractures, Upper Extremity Fractures
Conditions
Keywords
pediatric fracture, parental workforce, loss of workforce
Brief summary
Childhood fractures are frequently encountered in orthopaedic practice. 40-64% of boys and 25-40% of girls have at least one fracture by the age of 16. Children, who are more fragile than adults, usually require additional care support during the treatment process. Labour force statistics have determined that one third of the loss of labour force occurs after musculoskeletal injuries. When the literature is examined, there are many studies investigating loss of labour force after fractures. It was found that 20% of the patients never returned to work after distal radius fracture and the average loss of labour force was 9.2 weeks. In another study, while the return to work period was 60 days in minor hand injuries, it was reported that the return to work could increase to 360 days in major hand injuries. In another study, the average return to work time in patients aged \>50 years with fragility fractures was found to be 20.5 days. The rate of return to work after traumatic spinal fracture was found to be only 38.1%. In daily practice, the investigators observe that parents frequently do not go to work for child care after child fractures. However, there is no similar study investigating this loss of labour force after pediatric fractures in the literature. In this study, the investigators aimed to investigate the loss of parental labour force (LWL) in conservatively followed pediatric fractures
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients \<18 years of age who underwent plaster splinting for any extremity fracture
Exclusion criteria
* Parents of patients aged \>18 years * Parents of patients undergoing surgical treatment * Parents of patients whose initial diagnosis or follow-up was performed at an external centre * Patients with one parent not working (patients with one working parent will be excluded) * Parents of patients who did not want to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loss of Parental Workforce Questionnaire | from first presentation after fracture to the end of treatment (approximately 6 weeks in conservative cases, 3 months in surgical treatments) | A questionnaire called Loss of Parental Workforce Questionnaire will be used to evaluate the parental workforce loss. Also with this questionnaire the effect of treatment choice (conservative or surgical) to parental workforce loss will be assessed. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Return to School Time | from first presentation after fracture to the end of treatment (approximately 6 weeks in conservative cases, 3 months in surgical treatments) | Loss of Parental Workforce Questionnaire will also be used to assess Children's Return to School Time. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed