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Wellbeing After Finalization of a Workers’ Compensation Claim: A Systematic Sco** Review
ObjectiveA workers’ compensation claim may have significant negative impacts on an injured worker’s wellbeing. Wellbeing provides a good global...
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The Prevalence of Mental Health Service Use in Australian Workers with Accepted Workers’ Compensation Claims for Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
PurposeLow back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability globally and interferes with work performance and quality of life. For work-related LBP,...
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Impact of compensation and willingness to keep same career path on burnout among long-term care workers in Japan
BackgroundThis study examined the relationships between compensation, willingness to keep same career path, and burnout among long-term care workers...
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Evaluating Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Services Among Injured Workers Treated in a Canadian Workers’ Compensation System: A Population-Based Study
PurposeTo evaluate the effectiveness of telerehabilitation for promoting return-to-work (RTW) among injured workers.
MethodsWe conducted a...
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Pre-injury health status of truck drivers with a workers’ compensation claim
Truck drivers are a vulnerable population due to the high number of workplace injuries and fatalities predominant in their occupation. In Australia,...
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Exploration of the Usual Care Pathway for Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain in the Western Australian Workers’ Compensation System
PurposeInvestigate components of care for rotator cuff related shoulder pain in workers’ compensation in relation to claim outcomes (claim duration,...
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Framing the Care of Injured Workers: An Empirical Four-Jurisdictional Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Boards’ Healthcare Policies
Purpose : The objective of this study was to explore how workers’ compensation policies related to healthcare provision for workers with...
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Recovery ratios and minimum clinically important difference for clinical outcomes in workers’ compensation recipients undergoing MIS-TLIF versus ALIF
BackgroundThere is a scarcity of literature that examines clinical outcomes through patient-reported outcomes (PROs), minimum clinically important...
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Can General Practitioner Opioid Prescribing to Compensated Workers with Low Back Pain Be Detected Using Administrative Payments Data? An Exploratory Study
BackgroundApproximately one third of Australians with accepted time loss workers’ compensation claims for low back pain (LBP) are dispensed opioid...
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How Much Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, and Osteopathy Care Do Compensated Australian Workers with Low Back Pain Receive? A Retrospective Cohort Study
ObjectivesTo identify the prevalence and frequency of physiotherapy, chiropractic, and/or osteopathy care in Australians with workers’ compensation...
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Patterns of Mental Health Service Use in Australian Workers with Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
PurposeTo describe the volume, timing and provider of mental health services provided to workers with accepted low back pain (LBP) claims, and to...
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Effects of the 2016 CDC opioid prescription guidelines on opioid use and worker compensation case length in patients with back pain
BackgroundNarcotic consumption in the workers’ compensation population contributes to prolonged case duration, worse clinical outcomes, and opioid...
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Use of General Practitioner Services Among Workers with Work-Related Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review
PurposeWork-related low back pain (WRLBP) is a highly prevalent health problem worldwide leading to work disability and increased healthcare...
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Rates, costs, return to work and reoperation following spinal surgery in a workers’ compensation cohort in New South Wales, 2010–2018: a cohort study using administrative data
BackgroundInternationally, elective spinal surgery rates in workers’ compensation populations are high, as are reoperation rates, while...
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The Association of Physiotherapy Continuity of Care with Duration of Time Loss Among Compensated Australian Workers with Low Back Pain
PurposeThe aims of this study are to determine how continuous the care provided by physiotherapists to compensated workers with low back pain is,...
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Collider Bias in Administrative Workers’ Compensation Claims Data: A Challenge for Cross-Jurisdictional Research
PurposeWorkers’ compensation claims consist of occupational injuries severe enough to meet a compensability threshold. Theoretically, systems with...
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Multiplier Effects and Compensation Mechanisms for Inclusion in Health Economic Evaluation: A Systematic Review
BackgroundCompensation mechanisms and multiplier effects may affect productivity losses due to illness, disability, or premature death of...
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Time to Service and Its Relationship with Outcomes in Workers with Compensated Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Sco** Review
PurposeA comprehensive review of the literature on the time between the onset of symptoms and the first episode of care and its effects on important...
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Occupational patterns of opioid-related harms comparing a cohort of formerly injured workers to the general population in Ontario, Canada
ObjectivesThe role of work-related injuries as a risk factor for opioid-related harms has been hypothesized, but little data exist to support this...
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Traumatic injuries among Alaska’s young workers: Linking cases from four data systems
BackgroundYoung workers (aged 15–24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury compared with workers aged 25–44 years in the United States....
