Quality of life at 6 years after occupational injury

Chin, Wei-Shan; Guo, Yang; Liao, Shih‐Cheng; Wu, Hsueh Ching; Kuo, Chun Ya; Chen, Chih-Chieh; Shiao, Judith Shu-Chu

doi:10.1007/s11136-017-1772-5

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“…21 Chin et al investigated the overall perceived quality of life after occupational injury. 22 The results exhibit that changes in physical appearance led to a downgraded physical and psychological perception in the quality of life. Individuals who could not hold a stable job and income were less satisfied as opposed to those who could secure stable employment after an injury.…”

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Below the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative perspective of psychological and social aspects of occupational diseases

Usseli¹,

Yasin²

2021

Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi

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The inadequacy of preventative measures to combat the harmful effects of the working environment leads to circumstances where workers develop occupational diseases. Workers lose their good health and also experience other challenges in various aspects of their daily lives such as being forced to quit their jobs or showing poor performance at work. This study was carried out to observe, understand and analyse the psychological and social consequences that occupational diseases may give rise to. Methods: It is a quaWlitative study and involves in-depth interviews with workers who were diagnosed with occupational diseases. Interviews, that were conducted with 20 participants through the use of a voice recorder, cover both medical and legal aspects. A targeted sample, chosen to represent the full spectrum of illness, was taken from those who had received medical or legal confirmation of occupational disease. The data was generated manually by the researchers and generated through the thematic analysis technique, again, by the researchers without the use of a software. Results: We found that the process of diagnosing occupational disease was in itself a stressor and workers experienced negative effects on their mental health, family relationships, gender roles as well as their individual, social and daily living skills. Conclusion: These effects were manifested in the lives of participants suffering from occupational diseases as stigmatization, depression, social adjustment disorders, concerns about the future, fear of unemployment, impaired gender role and loss of status. The main contribution of this study to the available studies is to demonstrate the necessity to include "stigma-related information" in the diagnosis and treatment processes of occupational diseases.

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Below the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative perspective of psychological and social aspects of occupational diseases

Usseli¹,

Yasin²

2021

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“…These events have a major impact on workers' livelihoods and health-related quality of life. 1 According to the World Health Organization and International Labor Organization, occupational injuries account for almost 20% of deaths annually. More than 80 percent of deaths are due to occupational risk factors for noncommunicable diseases, including stroke, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…”

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“…In terms of loss of workforce and financial burden, these are public concerns. These events have a major impact on workers' livelihoods and health‐related quality of life 1 …”

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Status and prediction of disapproval of the Korean workers’ compensation insurance for diseases and injuries

Seung-Hun

Lee

2023

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objective Workers' diseases and injuries are often highly related to work. However, due to limited resources and unclear work relatedness, workers' compensation insurance cannot cover all diseases or injuries among workers. This study aimed to estimate the status and probability of disapproval from national workers' compensation insurance using basic information from Korean workers' compensation system. Methods The compensation insurance data for Korean workers consists of personal, occupational, and claims data. We describe the status of disapproval by workers' compensation insurance according to the type of disease or injury. A prediction model for disapproval by workers' compensation insurance was established by applying two machine‐learning methods with a logistic regression model. Results Among 42 219 cases, there were significantly higher risks of disapproval by workers' compensation insurance for women, younger workers, technicians, and associate professionals. We established a disapproval model for workers' compensation insurance after the feature selection. The prediction model for workers' disease disapproval by the workers' compensation insurance showed a good performance, and the prediction model for workers' injury disapproval showed a moderate performance. Conclusion This study is the first attempt to demonstrate the status and prediction of disapproval by workers' compensation insurance using basic information from the Korean workers' compensation data. These findings suggest that diseases or injuries have a low level of evidence of work relatedness or there is a lack of research on occupational health. It is also expected to contribute to the efficiency of the management of workers' diseases or injuries.

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“…Recent research has focused not only on preventing occupational injuries and diseases but also on managing the quality of life of victims. 6 7 8 Occupational injuries and diseases have serious psychological consequences for workers. For example, victims of occupational injuries exhibit a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders such as major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…”

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Self-Esteem Trajectories After Occupational Injuries and Diseases and Their Relation to Changes in Subjective Health: Result From the Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance (PSWCI)

Baek,

Lee,

Kim

et al. 2023

J Korean Med Sci

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Background Occupational injuries and diseases are life events that significantly impact an individuals’ identity. In this study, we examined the trajectories of self-esteem among victims of occupational injury and disease and their relation to health. Methods The Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance conducted annual follow-ups on workers who had experienced occupational injury or disease. A total of 2,000 participants, who had completed medical care, were followed from 2013 to 2017. Growth mixture modeling was utilized to identify latent classes in the self-esteem trajectory. Additionally, logistic regressions were conducted to explore the association between trajectory membership, baseline predictors, and outcomes. Results Three distinct trajectory classes were identified. Total 65.8% of the samples (n = 1,316) followed an increasing self-esteem trajectory, while 31.1% (n = 623) exhibited a constant trajectory, and 3.1% (n = 61) showed a decreasing trajectory. Individuals with an increasing trajectory were more likely to have a higher educational attainment (odds ratio [OR], 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20–2.88), an absence of a moderate-to-severe disability rating (OR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.25–0.96), no difficulty in daily living activities (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.75–0.88), and were economically active (re-employed: OR, 2.46; 95% CI, 1.52–3.98; returned to original work: OR, 4.46; 9% CI, 2.65–7.50). Those with a decreasing self-esteem trajectory exhibited an increased risk of poor subjective health (OR, 1.89; 95% CI, 0.85–4.85 in 2013 to OR, 3.17; 95% CI, 1.04–13.81 in 2017), whereas individuals with an increasing trajectory showed a decreased risk (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.43–0.68 in 2013 to OR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.33–0.57 in 2017). Conclusion Our findings emphasize the diversity of psychological responses to occupational injury or disease. Policymakers should implement interventions to enhance the self-esteem of victims.

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Quality of life at 6 years after occupational injury

Abstract: At 6 years after occupational injury, workers' HRQOL was poor among those whose salaries decreased after the injury, after adjustment for other factors.

Cited by 9 publications

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Below the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative perspective of psychological and social aspects of occupational diseases

Below the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative perspective of psychological and social aspects of occupational diseases

Status and prediction of disapproval of the Korean workers’ compensation insurance for diseases and injuries

Self-Esteem Trajectories After Occupational Injuries and Diseases and Their Relation to Changes in Subjective Health: Result From the Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance (PSWCI)

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