Current Situation and Issue of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

Kim, Inah; Rhie, Jeongbae; Yoon, Jo-Duk; Won, Jong Yun

doi:10.3346/jkms.2012.27.s.s47

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“…Consequently, overall RTW rate in this study was higher and the ratio between workers who returned to their original workplaces and workers who were reemployed was different compared to the previous studies. 16 22 23 …”

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Impacts of Return-to-Work Type and Period on Job Retention in Workers with Occupational Injuries and Diseases

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BackgroundDespite the necessity of job retention in achieving return-to-work (RTW) goals, many workers leave their jobs after returning to work. The objective of this study was to examine the impacts of RTW type and period on job retention in Korean workers with occupational injuries and diseases.MethodsData were derived from the Panel Study of Worker's Compensation Insurance, including data from 2,000 systemically sampled workers who had finished recuperation in 2012; three waves of survey data were included in the analyses. Workers who returned to work (n = 1,610) were included in the analysis of the relationship between RTW type and job retention, and 664 workers who returned to their original workplaces were included in the analysis of the relationship between RTW period and job retention. The participants completed a questionnaire, and administrative data were provided by workers' compensation insurance.ResultsA Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis showed an increased hazard ratio (HR) for non-retention of 2.66 (95% confidence interval, 2.11–3.35) in reemployed workers compared to that in workers returning to their original workplaces. Among workers returning to their original workplaces, HRs for non-retention were increased in workers with a RTW period of 13–24 months (3.03 [1.52–6.04]) and > 24 months (5.33 [2.14–13.25]) compared to workers with a RTW period of ≤ 3 months.ConclusionRTW type and period were significantly related to job retention, suggesting that policies for promoting job retention rate should be implemented.

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Impacts of Return-to-Work Type and Period on Job Retention in Workers with Occupational Injuries and Diseases

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“…Briefly, a return-to-work is easier for workers who are male, younger, and have better health, a low level of disability from injury, a shorter recovery period, better hospital quality and a greater interest in returning to work from the physician [2,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]. Some additional studies evaluated compensation for industrial accidents or the return-to-work and changes in income after industrial accidents [3,10,24,25,26]. However, those studies were based on either the degree of disability after the accident or the status of workers before the accident.…”

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Changes in Income after an Industrial Accident According to Industry and Return-to-Work Status

Bae

Park

et al. 2019

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Objective: To investigate changes in the incomes of workers, particularly those in the construction sector, who experienced industrial accidents according to their status of return to work. Methods: We used data from the fifth Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance. A repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare annual differential incomes before and after the industrial accident, and a linear mixed model was used to investigate the changes in income from before to after the industrial accident according to the industry and return-to-work status. Results: A comparison of the industrial categories revealed that construction industry workers exhibited the greatest incomes before the accident and the greatest decrease in income after the industrial accident. Regression analysis for assessing changes in income after the industrial accident showed that a comparison by industry revealed a significantly greater reduction in income in the construction than service industry. A comparison by work status revealed significantly greater decreases in income in the reemployment and non-return to work groups than among those who returned to their original work. Conclusions: The economic statuses of the victims of industrial accidents decreased relative to the pre-accident statuses in all industries. The ability to return to original work is important for preserving the accident victim’s economic status.

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“…And the RTW can be a role to ensure social justice and social harmony through reducing individual and national financial burden of industrial accident [6, 7]. Therefore, RTW is a good index to measure the successful rehabilitation of an occupationally injured worker [8–10]. …”

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Factors related to the physician and the employer influencing successful return to work in Korea: results from the first panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI)

Lee¹,

Yoon²,

Roh³

et al. 2015

Ann of Occup and Environ Med

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ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate associated factors including the physician and the employer of successful return to work (RTW) in occupationally injured workers.MethodsThis study is based on the first panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI), published in June 2014. The PSWCI is a sample survey of occupationally injured workers who completed medical care in 2012 (89,921 people). A total of 2000 subjects were sampled based on sex, age, nine metropolitan-based regions, disability ratings, duration of rehabilitation, and whether vocational rehabilitation service was used. We divided the study population into two groups: return to work (RTW) group (job retention, reemployment, unpaid family worker, and self-employment), and non-RTW group (joblessness and economical inactivity). The odds ratios (ORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) related to differences in basic characteristics, part of physician and employer-related factors between those who succeeded to RTW and those who did not were measured using multivariable logistic regression model.ResultsThe success of RTW is 70.6 % (n = 1412) among participants. The ORs (95 % CI) of the participants belonging to RTW who received periodic recovery assessment from the medical care institution and the physician are 1.51 (1.07–2.13). The ORs (95 % CI) are 1.68 (1.05–2.69) for the RTW group who received work ability assessment and referral for vocational return. When the employer maintains the relationship with the occupationally injured worker, the worker has 1.39 times higher odds (95 % CI: 1.41–2.26) of the RTW group compared to the non-RTW group.ConclusionsThe physician and the employer have a significant impact on the RTW.

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Current Situation and Issue of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

Cited by 14 publications

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Impacts of Return-to-Work Type and Period on Job Retention in Workers with Occupational Injuries and Diseases

Impacts of Return-to-Work Type and Period on Job Retention in Workers with Occupational Injuries and Diseases

Changes in Income after an Industrial Accident According to Industry and Return-to-Work Status

Factors related to the physician and the employer influencing successful return to work in Korea: results from the first panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI)

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