Find below responses to typically used questionnaires in Workers compensation.
These questionnaires are useful working with difficult clients. Specifically, you may be having difficulty measuring a physical improvement from your treatment and you want to see for yourself, but also prove to the Insurance company, that your treatment remains clinically effective and necessary.
Forms are best to be performed early in the treatment process, and may have an associated online form to email to clients to complete in their own time.
Some forms have been researched for their effectiveness and what certain scores indicate for the injured person.
Please copy and paste the below responses in your AHRR's or reports and make amendments specific to your client.
OMPQ-10 Short form TEMPLATE RESPONSE:
The OMPQ short form has been used to predict potential delays in recovery, return to work and long-term disability.
A score of< 50 are 'low risk' for absenteeism and a typically good recovery.
Scores between 57 - 72 are a moderate risk of delayed recovery and return to work.
Scores >72 predict a high risk of failure to return to work.
CLIENTS NAME scored ## out of a possible 72 points. Our goal of therapy is to combine physical therapy alongside addressing the psychological barriers to lower their overall score, increasing their likelihood for functional improvement and return to work.
Due to the nature of their injury and barriers to a successful return to work, I recommend XX consultations over a timeframe of XX months.
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OMPQ TEMPLATE RESPONSE:
The OMPQ is used to predict potential delays in recovery, return to work, long-term disability and the likelihood of returning to pre-injury duties for an injured worker.
When performed between 4 - 12 weeks post-injury, scores of < 105 are ‘low risk’ for absenteeism and a typically good recovery.
Scores 105 - 130 are at a moderate risk of delayed recovery and return to work.
Scores >130 predict a failure to return to work.
CLIENTS NAME scored ## out of a possible 210 points. Our goal of therapy is to combine physical therapy alongside addressing the psychological barriers to lower their overall score, increasing their likelihood for functional improvement and return to work.
Due to the nature of their injury and barriers to a successful return to work, I recommend XX consultations over a timeframe of XX months.
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Explanatory Notes
The Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (ÖMPQ) is a ‘yellow flag’ screening tool that predicts long-term disability and failure to return to work when completed four to 12 weeks following a soft tissue injury2 . A cut-off score of 105 has been found to predict those who will recover (with 95 per cent accuracy), those who will have no further sick leave in the next six months (with 81 per cent accuracy), and those who will have long-term sick leave (with 67 per cent accuracy)1 . The ÖMPQ predicted failure to return to work six months after compensable musculoskeletal injury in a NSW population of workers. The injuries in the study group were mixed, and the ÖMPQ was found to be more specific and sensitive for back injuries. In workers with back injuries screened at four to 12 weeks, a cut-off score of 130 correctly predicted 86 per cent of those who failed to return to work3 . Identification, through the ÖMPQ, of workers at risk of failing to return to work due to personal and environmental factors provides the opportunity for treating practitioners to apply appropriate interventions (including the use of activity programs based on cognitive behavioural strategies) to reduce the risk of long-term disability in injured workers. Evidence indicates that these factors can be changed if they are addressed.