Comparison of musculoskeletal disorder health claims between construction floor layers and a general working population
Comparison of musculoskeletal disorder health claims between construction floor layers and a general working population
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DOI:
10.1136/oemed-2014-102313
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Evanoff, Bradley
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作者:
Dale, Ann Marie;Ryan, Daniel;Evanoff, Bradley
Objectives Compare rates of medical insurance claims for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) between workers in a construction trade and a general worker population to determine if higher physical exposures in construction lead to higher rates of claims on personal medical insurance.Methods Health insurance claims between 2006 and 2010 from floor layers were frequency matched by age, gender, eligibility time and geographic location to claims from insured workers in general industry obtained from MarketScan. We extracted MSD claims and dates of service from six regions of the body: neck, low back, knee, lower extremity, shoulder and distal arm, and evaluated differences in claim rates.Results Fifty-one per cent of floor layers (n=1475) experienced musculoskeletal claims compared with 39% of MarketScan members (p