Are the early predictors of long-term work absence following injury time dependent? Results from the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Few studies examine the influence of early predictors of work absence beyond 12 months following injury or the time-dependent relative importance of these factors. This study aimed to identify the most important sociodemographic, occupational, health, lifestyle and injury predictors of work absence at 12 and 24 months following injury and to examine changes in the relative importance of these over time.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study, New Zealand.

Participants

2626 injured New Zealand workers aged 18-64 years were identified from the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study recruited form New Zealand's monopoly injury compensation provider injury claims register: 2092 completed the 12-month interview (80

SUBMITTER: Lilley R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5702023 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature