Descriptive Epidemiology of Gradual Return to Work for Workers With a Work-Acquired Musculoskeletal Disorder in British Columbia, Canada

Esther T Maas; Mieke Koehoorn; Christopher B McLeod

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001768

Descriptive Epidemiology of Gradual Return to Work for Workers With a Work-Acquired Musculoskeletal Disorder in British Columbia, Canada

Esther T Maas, Mieke Koehoorn, Christopher B McLeod

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OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the injury, socio-demographic, workplace, and temporal characteristics related with gradual return to work (RTW) among workers with a work-acquired musculoskeletal disorder in British Columbia, Canada.

METHODS: Accepted workers' compensation lost-time claims were extracted between 2010 and 2015 (n = 141,490). A multivariable logistic regression model was used to analyze the determinants of Gradual RTW.

RESULTS: Within 1 year after injury, 41.0% of workers had at least 1 day of Gradual RTW. Serious injury severity, female sex, increasing age, wage, and firm size, longer sickness absence, and recent previous claims increased the proportion of workers being provided with Gradual RTW.

CONCLUSION: Consideration of injury, socio-demographic, workplace, and temporal variability in the provision of Gradual RTW can identify inequalities in the provision and increase effective use of Gradual RTW for workers with musculoskeletal disorders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-123
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Volume	62
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001768
Publication status	Published - Feb 2020

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research	MFE – 152431
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

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Adult
British Columbia/epidemiology
Female
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Diseases/epidemiology
Occupational Diseases/epidemiology
Occupational Injuries/epidemiology
Return to Work
Sick Leave
Workers' Compensation
Workplace

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