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Background: Injured people who are involved in compensation processes have less recovery and less well-being compared to those not involved in claims settlement procedures. This study investigated whether claim factors, such as no-fault versus common law claims, the number of independent medical assessments, and legal disputes, predict health care utilization after transport accidents. Method: The sample consisted of 68,911 claimants who lodged a compensation claim at the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria, Australia, between 2000 and 2005. The main outcome measure was health care utilization, which was defined as the number of visits to health care providers (e.g. general practitioners, physiotherapists, psychologists) during the 5 year period post-accident. Results: After correction for gender, age, role in accident, injury type, and severity of injury, it was found that independent medical assessments were associated with greater health care utilization (β =.36, p <.001). Involvement in common law claims and legal disputes were both significantly related to health care utilization (respectively β =.05, p <.001 and β = -.02, p <.001), however, the standardized betas were negligible, therefore the effect is not clinically relevant. A model including claim factors predicted the number of health care visits significantly better (ΔR
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-126 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Accident Analysis and Prevention |
Volume | 53 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Achieving Justice in Personal Injury Compensation: The Need to Address the Emotional Dimensions of Suffering a Wrong
Akkermans, A., Sep 2020, Unexpected Consequences of Compensation Law. Vines, P. & Akkermans, A. (eds.). Oxford: Hart Publishing, p. 15-37 23 p. (Hart Studies in Private Law; vol. 34).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Herstel is hoofdzaak: Aanbevelingen om whiplashbehandeling te optimaliseren
Reitsma, A., Elbers, N., Akkermans, A. & Brouwer, S., 2020, In: LetselschadeNEWS. 10Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Professional
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Naar een toekomstbestendig compensatiesysteem voor verkeersongevallen: Over zelfrijdende auto’s, herstelgerichte schadeafwikkeling en de mogelijkheden van een systeem van directe schadeverzekering
van Wees, K. & Akkermans, A., 2020, In: Tijdschrift voor Vergoeding Personenschade. 2020, 3, p. 75-93 19 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
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Activities
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Cursus Personenschade SSR: Inleiding letselschade
Arno J. Akkermans (Speaker)
4 Sep 2019Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Zelfrijdende auto's, aansprakelijkheid en verzekering. Naar een slachtoffervriendelijker compensatiesysteem voor verkeersschade
Kiliaan van Wees (Speaker), Arno J. Akkermans (Speaker) & Nieke Elbers (Speaker)
10 Dec 2019Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Cursus Personenschade SSR: Inleiding letselschade
Arno J. Akkermans (Speaker)
6 Sep 2018Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic