Reoccurring injury, chronic health conditions, and behavioral health: Gender differences in the causes of workers’ compensation claims

Schwatka, Natalie V.; Shore, Erin; Atherly, Adam; Weitzenkamp, David; Dally, Miranda J.; Brockbank, Claire v.S.; Tenney, Liliana; Goetzel, Ron Z.; Jinnett, Kimberly; McMillen, James; Newman, Lee S.

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Reoccurring injury, chronic health conditions, and behavioral health: Gender differences in the causes of workers’ compensation claims

Published Date:

August 2018

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J Occup Environ Med. 60(8):710-716

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English

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J Occup Environ Med

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Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Shore, Erin ; Atherly, Adam ; Weitzenkamp, David ; Dally, Miranda J. ; ... More ▼

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Objective: To examine how work and non-work health-related factors contribute to workers’ compensation (WC) claims by gender. Methods: Workers (N=16,926) were enrolled in the Pinnacol Assurance Health Risk Management study, a multiyear, longitudinal research program assessing small and medium-sized enterprises in Colorado. Hypotheses were tested using gender stratified logistic regression models. Results: For both females and males, having incurred a prior WC claim increased the odds of a future claim. The combination of incurring a prior claim and having certain metabolic health conditions resulted in lower odds of a future claim. Behavioral health risk factors increased the odds of having a claim more so among females than among males. Conclusions: This study provides data to support multifactorial injury theories, and the need for injury prevention efforts that consider workplace conditions as well as worker health.

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29438153

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PMC7082842

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Journal Article

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U19 OH011227/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States

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Reoccurring injury, chronic health conditions, and behavioral health: Gender differences in the causes of workers’ compensation claims

Reoccurring injury, chronic health conditions, and behavioral health: Gender differences in the causes of workers’ compensation claims

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