@article{ref1,
title="Using the narratives of Ontarians with a work-related traumatic brain injury to inform injury prevention: a mixed methods approach",
journal="Work",
year="2017",
author="Amodio, Vanessa and Bruch, Heather and Mollayeva, Tatyana and Colantonio, Angela",
volume="56",
number="4",
pages="563-570",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Work-related traumatic brain injury (wrTBI) is the most significant occupational injury associated with death and disability. Few studies have investigated injury text narratives to inform prevention strategies. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To identify factors leading to wrTBI in male and female workers utilizing the Person-Environment-Occupation (P-E-O) framework. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective chart review of the medical records of 98 consecutive Ontario workers with a diagnosed wrTBI was performed. Sociodemographic, occupational, injury-related, clinical, and environmental data were collected from medical assessments and insurers' files. A mixed methods approach was employed to analyse the data. <br><br>RESULTS: Five occupational hazard themes emerged from the injury narratives: unexplained person factor, action by co-worker, external environment, safety measures, and equipment malfunction. Male workers were more likely than female workers to experience a wrTBI due to an equipment breakdown or malfunction. Statistically significant sex differences were observed across P-E-O factors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Efforts directed at identifying and remedying various injury patterns are necessary for the development of brain injury primary prevention recommendations, to reduce prevalence of these vastly impactful incidents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="10.3233/WOR-172525",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-172525"
}