TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban-Rural Differences in the Duration of Injury-Related Work Disability in Six Canadian Provinces
AU - Macpherson, Robert A.
AU - Amick, Benjamin C.
AU - Collie, Alex
AU - Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah
AU - Koehoorn, Mieke
AU - Smith, Peter M.
AU - McLeod, Christopher B.
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between injury-related work disability duration and urban-rural place of residence and whether associations differed across the disability distribution and by industry sector. METHODS: Workers' compensation claims from six Canadian provinces were extracted between 2011 and 2015. Multivariable quantile regression models tested the associations between urban-rural place of residence and disability days paid between the 50th and 95th percentiles of the distribution. RESULTS: Compared to workers residing in metropolitan areas, those in all other areas experienced more disability days paid. Urban-rural differences increased toward the upper end of disability distribution and were largest in the construction, and transportation and warehousing sectors. CONCLUSION: Tailored interventions for workers in rural areas, particularly those in sectors associated with mobile work environments, may be warranted to reduce inequities in injury-related work disability duration by place of residence.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between injury-related work disability duration and urban-rural place of residence and whether associations differed across the disability distribution and by industry sector. METHODS: Workers' compensation claims from six Canadian provinces were extracted between 2011 and 2015. Multivariable quantile regression models tested the associations between urban-rural place of residence and disability days paid between the 50th and 95th percentiles of the distribution. RESULTS: Compared to workers residing in metropolitan areas, those in all other areas experienced more disability days paid. Urban-rural differences increased toward the upper end of disability distribution and were largest in the construction, and transportation and warehousing sectors. CONCLUSION: Tailored interventions for workers in rural areas, particularly those in sectors associated with mobile work environments, may be warranted to reduce inequities in injury-related work disability duration by place of residence.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001850
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001850
M3 - Article
C2 - 32149942
AN - SCOPUS:85084693515
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 62
SP - e200-e207
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 5
ER -
