Average lost work productivity due to non-fatal injuries by type in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the average lost work productivity due to non-fatal injuries in the USA comprehensively by injury type.

Methods

The attributable average number and value of lost work days in the year following non-fatal emergency department (ED)-treated injuries were estimated by injury mechanism (eg, fall) and body region (eg, head and neck) among individuals age 18-64 with employer health insurance injured 1 October 2014 through 30 September 2015 as reported in MarketScan medical claims and Health and Productivity Management databases. Workplace, short-term disability and workers' compensation absences were assessed. Multivariable regression models compared lost work days among injury patients and matched controls during the year following injured patients' ED visit,

SUBMITTER: Peterson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609459 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature