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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Personal Author:
Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Shore, Erin ; Atherly, Adam ; Weitzenkamp, David ; Dally, Miranda J. ; ... More +
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. Less -
Description:
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.


Subjects:
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Adolescent Adult Aged Arthritis Article Chronic Disease Colorado Depression Digestive System Diseases Female Headache Headache Disorders Health Behavior Health Surveys Heart Diseases Humans Injury Prevention Longitudinal Studies Male Mental Disorders Metabolic Diseases Middle Aged Musculoskeletal Pain Neoplasms Occupational Injuries Recurrence Respiratory Tract Diseases Sex Factors Sleep Substance-Related Disorders Urologic Diseases Workers' Compensation Worksite Wellness Young Adult
Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 60(8):710-716
Pubmed ID:
29438153
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7082842
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U19 OH011227/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1a40c504c77fc7ae276b0ecf200d64db883fcc95abbf1729f064428cbf21f016
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86021/cdc_86021_DS1.pdf
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