TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Reoccurring injury, chronic health conditions, and behavioral health: gender differences in the causes of workers' compensation claims
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Schwatka, Natalie V.
A1  - Shore, Erin
A1  - Atherly, Adam
A1  - Weitzenkamp, David
A1  - Dally, Miranda J.
A1  - Brockbank, Claire V. S.
A1  - Tenney, Liliana
A1  - Goetzel, Ron Z.
A1  - Jinnett, Kimberly
A1  - McMillen, James
A1  - Newman, Lee S.
SP  - 710
EP  - 716
VL  - 60
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine how work and non-work health-related factors contribute to workers' compensation (WC) claims by gender. <br><br>METHODS: Workers (N = 16,926) were enrolled in the Pinnacol Assurance Health Risk Management study, a multiyear, longitudinal research program assessing small and medium-sized enterprises in Colorado. Hypotheses were tested using gender stratified logistic regression models. <br><br>RESULTS: For both women and men, having incurred a prior WC claim increased the odds of a future claim. The combination of incurring a prior claim and having metabolic health conditions resulted in lower odds of a future claim. Behavioral health risk factors increased the odds of having a claim more so among women than among men. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study provides data to support multifactorial injury theories, and the need for injury prevention efforts that consider workplace conditions as well as worker health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001301
ID  - ref1
ER  -