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

作者：Asfaw Abay^*; Pana Cryan Regina; Bushnell Tim; Sauter Steven

来源：American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2015, 58(11): 1205-1216.

DOI：10.1002/ajim.22500

• occupational injury
• family health
• musculoskeletal disorders
• negative binomial
• two-part model

BackgroundResearch has infrequently looked beyond the injured worker when gauging the burden of occupational injury.
ObjectivesWe explored the relationship between occupational injury and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among family members of injured workers.
Data and MethodsWe 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.
ResultsFamily 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.
ConclusionOccupational injury can impose a formerly unrecognized health burden on family members of injured workers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:1205-1216, 2015. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

• 出版日期2015-11