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The role of occupational rehabilitation in slicing off disability in amputees – a literature review and epidemiological analysis
 
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Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi / Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych, Rehabilitacji i Medycyny Fizykalnej / Department of Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine)
 
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Centrum Medyczne Vadimed sp. z o.o. / Medical Center Vadimed sp. z o.o., Kraków, Poland
 
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Wojskowy Instytut Higieny i Epidemiologii / Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland (Samodzielna Pracownia Epidemiologii / Independent Department of Epidemiology)
 
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Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego / Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Kraków, Poland (Wydział Lekarski i Nauk o Zdrowiu, Katedra Bioinformatyki i Zdrowia Publicznego / Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Bioinformatics and Public Health)
 
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Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny / Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Zakład Ekonomiki Zdrowia i Prawa Medycznego / Department of Health Economics and Medical Law)
 
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Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu / University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Katedra i Zakład Prawa Medycznego i Farmaceutycznego / Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Law, Faculty of Medicine)
 
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Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego / Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Collegium Medicum, Katedra Chorób Wewnętrznych i Medycyny Rodzinnej / Collegium Medicum, Department of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine)
 
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Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu / Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland (Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu w Bydgoszczy, Katedra Geriatrii / Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Geriatrics)
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-10-21
 
 
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Mateusz Curyło   

Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych, Rehabilitacji i Medycyny Fizykalnej, plac Hallera 1, 90-647 Łódź
 
 
Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(5):445-54
 
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Limb amputation often results in a change of profession or withdrawal from the workforce. Occupational rehabilitation plays a key role in assisting individuals with finding, maintaining, and advancing in employment. The aim of this review was to determine the precise number of amputations performed in Poland from January 2014 to June 2022 and to present selected available rehabilitation programs aimed at the social reintegration of individuals after amputations, with a particular focus on vocational rehabilitation. The analysis was conducted in 2 stages. First, the team reviewed data obtained from the central IT system of the National Health Fund and analyzed it. Then, a literature review was conducted using English-language databases: PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Medline, and websites searched through Google Scholar and Google. A total of 29 sources (from the years 2006–2024) out of 75 found were analyzed. Articles were searched using the following keywords: “rehabilitation programs,” “amputations,” “occupational rehabilitation,” “disability,” “vocational activation,” and “rehabilitation effectiveness.” A significant number of amputations are performed in Poland. Individuals who undergo such procedures can benefit from occupational rehabilitation programs that facilitate a faster return to professional activity. It is crucial to develop and implement preventive measures aimed at reducing the incidence of amputations in Poland, as well as to introduce new vocational rehabilitation programs that will enable individuals with disabilities to return to professional activity more effectively and efficiently. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(5):445–454
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