Racial and Ethnic Inequities in the Return-to-Work of Workers Experiencing Injury or Illness: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Non-White workers face more frequent, severe, and disabling occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses when compared to White workers. It is unclear whether the return-to-work (RTW) process following injury or illness differs according to race or ethnicity.

Objective

To determine racial and ethnic differences in the RTW process of workers with an occupational or non-occupational injury or illness.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted. Eight academic databases - Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Sociological Abstracts, ASSIA, ABI Inform, and Econ lit - were searched. Titles/abstracts and full texts of articles were reviewed for eligibility; relevant articles were appraised for methodological quality. A best evidence synthesis was applied to

SUBMITTER: Jetha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature