Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim for Low Back Pain and Associated Factors: Analysis of 2015 National Health Interview Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Collman N ; Domeracki S ; Hong O ; Kyung M ; Lee S-J
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the degree of reporting work-related low back pain (LBP) by workers' compensation (WC) claim filing and associated factors among US workers. Methods: We conducted multivariable logistic regression using the 2015 National Health Interview Survey data. Results: Among 1203 US workers with self-reported work-related LBP diagnosis, only 19.6% filed for WC. Compared with non-Hispanic White workers, Black, Asian, and Hispanic workers were less likely to file for WC. Workers' compensation filing was less frequent among workers in independent work arrangement and who stopped working, changed jobs, or made a change in work and more frequent among workers 45 to 64 years of age and having high LBP frequency. Conclusions: Our study findings suggest underreporting of work-related LBP to the WC system is common. Barriers to WC filing should be addressed especially for racial/ethnic minorities and independent workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Epidemiology Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Low Back Pain Injuries Low Back Pain Medical Care Racial Factors Underreporting Workers Compensation
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067186
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Sep; 64(9):e585-e590
• Contact Point Address:
  Minjung Kyung, MPH, RN, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Suite #N-505, San Francisco, CA 94143
• Email:
  minjung.kyung@nursing.ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1c7d258c8e3ba75aead23392b035a201e697fe038b1bcfd6fff723687cb88b98f7f224152ef19dd632493514406776c3c2e763b593d786d52a7bbe44749fde55
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231325/cdc_231325_DS1.pdf
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