Musculoskeletal disorders and associated healthcare costs among family members of injured workers

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• Personal Author:
  Asfaw A ; Bushnell T ; Pana-Cryan, Rene ; Sauter S
• Description:
  Background: Research has infrequently looked beyond the injured worker when gauging the burden of occupational injury. Objectives: We explored the relationship between occupational injury and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among family members of injured workers. Data and Methods: We used 2005 and 2006 Truven Health Analytics databases, which contain information on workers' compensation and family healthcare claims. We used descriptive analyses, and negative binomial and two-part models. Results: Family members of severely injured workers had a 15% increase in the total number of MSD outpatient claims and a 34% increase in the mean cost of MSD claims compared to family members of non-severely injured workers within 3 months after injury. Extrapolating cost results to the national level implies that severe occupational injury would be associated with between $29 and $33 million additional cost of family member outpatient MSD claims. Conclusion: Occupational injury can impose a formerly unrecognized health burden on family members of injured workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Analytical-models Author Keywords: Occupational Injury Families Family Health Health-care Health-services Health-surveys Injuries Mathematical-models Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Negative Binomial Sociological-factors Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Two-part Model Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046736
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Nov; 58(11):1205-1216
• Contact Point Address:
  Abay Asfaw, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Economic Research and Support Office, 395 E-Street, SW, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  hqp0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dcaae6fc52753228a1c77820e2e1eab47052d0aa5e33b4664e9b3032477a8eee5c0d13e228b86c569957d3bdeca9ff8291e5faba5d08fe5cce810ec475e33497
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