The prevalence and incidence of work absenteeism involving neck pain -: A cohort of Ontario lost-time claimants

被引:7
作者
Cote, Pierre [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Kristman, Vicki [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Vidmar, Marjan [5 ]
Van Eerd, Dwayne [2 ,3 ,5 ]
Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah [2 ,3 ,5 ]
Beaton, Dorcas [2 ,3 ,5 ,6 ]
Smith, Peter M. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hlth Network Rehabil Solut, Toronto Western Hosp, Ctr Res Expertise Improved Disability Outcomes CR, Toronto, ON, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Hlth Policy Management & Evaluat, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
[4] Toronto Western Res Inst, Div Health Care & Outcomes Res, Toronto, ON, Canada
[5] Inst Work & Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada
[6] Univ Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Mobil Program Clin Res Unit, Toronto, ON, Canada
关键词
neck pain; work; sick leave; epidemiology; prevalence; incidence; workers' compensation;
D O I
10.1007/s00586-008-0636-7
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Study Design. Cohort study. Objective. To measure the prevalence and incidence of work absenteeism involving neck pain in a cohort of claimants to the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB). Summary of Background Data. According to workers' compensation statistics, neck pain accounts for a small proportion of lost-time claims. However, these statistics may be biased by an underenumeration of claimants with neck disorders. Methods. We studied all lost-time claimants to the Ontario WSIB in 1998 and used 2 methods to enumerate neck pain cases. We report the prevalence and incidence of neck pain using 2 denominators: (1) annual number of lost-time claimants and (2) an estimate of the Ontario working population covered by the WSIB. Results. The estimated percentage of lost-time claimants with neck pain ranged from 2.8% (95% CI 2.5-3.3) using only codes specific for neck pain to 11.3% (95% CI 9.5-13.1) using a weighted estimate of codes capturing neck pain cases. The health care sector had the highest percentage of claims with neck pain. The annual incidence of neck pain among the Ontario working population ranged from 6 per 10,000 full-time equivalents (FTE) (95% CI 5-6) to 23 per 10,000 FTE (95% CI 20-27) depending on the codes used to capture neck pain. Male workers between the ages of 20 and 39 years were the most likely to experience an episode of work absenteeism involving neck pain. Conclusion. Neck pain is a common and burdensome problem for Ontario workers. Our study highlights the importance of properly capturing all neck pain cases when describing its prevalence and incidence.
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页码:S192 / S198
页数:7
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