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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jan 2016
Lag Times in Reporting Injuries, Receiving Medical Care, and Missing Work: Associations With the Length of Work Disability in Occupational Back Injuries.
- Elyssa Besen, Mason Harrell, and Glenn Pransky.
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton (Dr Besen and Dr Pransky) and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Harrell III).
- J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2016 Jan 1; 58 (1): 53-60.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to examine the associations between lag times following occupational low back injury and the length of work disability.MethodsIn a retrospective cohort study using workers' compensation claims, random effects Tobit models were used to explore how disability length relates to three lag times: the number of days from the date of injury to reporting the injury, the number of days from the date of injury to medical care, and the number of days from the date of injury to initiating work disability.ResultsIn general, shorter lag times for each of the different lags were related to shorter lengths of disability.ConclusionsDecreasing the length of the lag times in reporting injuries, receiving medical care, and missing work may help to decrease the length of work disability for workers after low back injury.
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