The Impact of Occupational Injury on Injured Worker and Family: Outcomes of Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders in Maryland Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Gordon, Jane E. ; Gucer P ; Keogh, James P. ; Nuwayhid I
• Description:
  Surveys have identified a dramatically rising incidence of work-related upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (UECTDs). Outcome studies have addressed time lost from work and cost of compensation; omitting other significant consequences. We assess health, functional and family outcomes. We identified 537 Workers' Compensation UECTD claimants. A computer-assisted telephone questionnaire was used to elicit symptom prevalence, functional impairment, depressive symptoms (CES-D scale), employment status. One to 4 years post-claim, respondents reported persistent symptoms severe enough to interfere with work (53%), home/recreation activities (64%) and sleep (44%). Only 64% of responses to the activities of daily living scale items indicated "normal" function. Job loss was reported by 38% of respondents, and depressive symptoms by 31%. Work-related UECTDs result in persisting symptoms and difficulty in performing simple activities of daily living, impacting home life even more than work. Job loss, symptoms of depression, and family disruption were common. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Delivery Of Health Care Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Activities Of Daily Living Arm-injuries Author Keywords: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal-tunnel-syndrome Cumulative-trauma Cumulative-trauma-disorders Depression Follow-up Studies Functional Outcomes Injuries Job Loss Medical-care Medical-treatment Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck-injuries Occupational-diseases Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational Diseases Outcome Studies Rehabilitation Risk-analysis Risk-factors Socioeconomic Factors Traumatic-injuries Workers' Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  498-506
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024669
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2000 Nov; 38(5):498-506
• Contact Point Address:
  Patricia W. Gucer, Occupational Health Project, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 405 West Redwood Street 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  pgucer@medicine.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19990929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:06ea52ea7241a6b0ca6916ade58b73c645f8de5bbaf4b9afd2ddd8e82133c4a68224d0a8d10302d6d90a02ff1f30bfe771c9b92de02d23eace1700929ba91ded
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196350/cdc_196350_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 118.96 KB ]