Relationship of Work Injury Severity to Family Member Hospitalization

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• Personal Author:
  Asfaw AG ; Bushnell PT ; Ray TK
• Description:
  Background Working while under stress due to a family health event may result in injuries of greater severity. Work leave might mitigate such consequences. Data and Methods Workers compensation data far 33,817 injured workers and inpatient medical data for 76,077 members of their families were extracted from the 2002-2005 Thomson Reuters Medstat MarketScan Health and Productivity Management (HPM) and Commercial Claims and Encounter (CCE) datasets. Using a probit model, the impact of family hospitalization on the probability that a subsequent injury would be severe (above average indemnity costs) was estimated, adjusting for age, sex. hourly versus salaried status, industry sector state, and family size. Results Family hospitalization within 15 days before injury increased the likelihood that the injury would be severe (from 12.5% to 21.5%) and was associated with 40% higher indemnity costs and 50% higher medical costs. Hospitalizations over 30 days before injury had no impact. Conclusion The observed higher severity of work injuries following family hospitalizations suggests additional analyses may find higher injury rates as well, and that timely family leaves might help prevent severe workplace injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Delivery Of Health Care Family Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Author Keywords: Severe Workplace Injury Factors Families Family Health Status Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-care Medical-treatment Outside Workplace Stress Psychological-effects Psychological-stress Risk-analysis Statistical-analysis Stress Surveillance-programs Work-analysis Work-performance Work Leave

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036788
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2010 May; 53(5):506-513
• Contact Point Address:
  Abay G. Asfaw, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Office of the Director, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  hqp0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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