The effect of financial compensation on health outcomes following musculoskeletal injury: systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The effect of financial compensation on health outcomes following musculoskeletal injury requires further exploration because results to date are varied and controversial. This systematic review identifies compensation related factors associated with poorer health outcomes following musculoskeletal injury. Searches were conducted using electronic medical journal databases (Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Informit, Web of Science) for prospective studies published up to October 2012. Selection criteria included: prognostic factors associated with validated health outcomes; six or more months follow up; and multivariate statistical analysis. Studies solely measuring return to work outcomes were excluded. Twenty nine articles were synthesised and then assessed using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations

SUBMITTER: Murgatroyd DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334545 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature