An Examination of Washington State Workers’ Compensation Claims for Home-Based Health Care Workers, 2006 to 2016: Part 1. Description of Claims and Claimants

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Home Health Care Management and Practice Pub Date : 2022-02-03 DOI:10.1177/10848223221075052

N. Howard, Darrin A. Adams, Jena Cole

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Home-based health care can be physically and emotionally demanding, resulting in injury or illness. Washington State’s workers’ compensation compensable claims between 2006 and 2016 were analyzed to describe the characteristics of injured home-based health care (HBHC) providers and the burden created by these injuries. Comparisons were made with clinical health care (CHC) providers, as well as between all compensable claims and work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) claims. Over 90% of claimants for both HBHC and CHC were female. The mean age of all compensable HBHC claimants (45.7 years) was significantly older than for CHC, with the majority (54.5%) between the ages of 40 and 59. However, HBHC claimants with WMSDs were younger, overall. Across health care type and claim type, the majority of injured care providers were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25). The highest mean age occurred among claimants injured from falls, either on the same level or to a lower level (HBHC: 48.3-48.6 years, CHC: 46.1-48.1 years). This same group also had the highest BMIs. WMSDs accounted for 47.3% of HBHC compensable claims and 50.3% for CHC. Falls on the same level were the second most common injury event among HBHC claims. For both HBHC and CHC, back injuries were the most common body part for both claim types (all compensable claims: 28.8% HBHC and 23.9% CHC, WMSD claims: 60.8% HBHC and 47.5% CHC). Overexertion was the injury event most attributed to WMSDs (HBHC: 82.6%, CHC: 71.6), overexertion during lifting being the most prevalent overexertion type (HBHC: 27.8%, CHC: 19.6%).

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2006年至2016年华盛顿州家庭卫生保健工作者工伤赔偿索赔审查:第一部分。索赔和索赔人说明

以家庭为基础的医疗保健可能对身体和情感都有要求，导致受伤或生病。分析了2006年至2016年华盛顿州的工伤赔偿索赔，以描述受伤的家庭卫生保健(HBHC)提供者的特征以及这些伤害造成的负担。比较与临床卫生保健(CHC)提供者，以及所有可补偿索赔和与工作有关的肌肉骨骼疾病(WMSD)索赔。HBHC和CHC的患者中超过90%为女性。所有可赔偿的HBHC索赔人的平均年龄(45.7岁)明显大于CHC，其中大多数(54.5%)在40至59岁之间。然而，总体而言，患有慢性粒细胞缺乏症的HBHC患者更年轻。在医疗保健类型和索赔类型中，大多数受伤的护理提供者超重或肥胖(BMI≥25)。最高的平均年龄发生在因跌倒受伤的索赔人中，无论是在同一水平还是更低的水平(HBHC: 48.3-48.6岁，CHC: 46.1-48.1岁)。这组人的身体质量指数也最高。WMSDs占HBHC可赔偿索赔的47.3%，CHC占50.3%。同一楼层的跌倒是HBHC索赔中第二常见的伤害事件。对于HBHC和CHC，背部损伤是两种索赔类型中最常见的身体部位(所有可赔偿索赔:28.8% HBHC和23.9% CHC, WMSD索赔:60.8% HBHC和47.5% CHC)。过度运动是WMSDs最常见的损伤事件(HBHC: 82.6%， CHC: 71.6%)，举重时过度运动是最常见的过度运动类型(HBHC: 27.8%， CHC: 19.6%)。

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