Marked Decreases in Time Lost From Work Among COVID-19 Claimants During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Observational Study of Claims Filed at a Nationwide US Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier.
J Occup Environ Med
; 65(4): e255-e260, 2023 04 01.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36652455
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the long-term persistence of COVID-19-related impairment and the ability to work after the acute phase of the illness.METHOD:
The 19,101 COVID-19 workers' compensation claims filed between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, with follow-up to May 31, 2022, were analyzed.RESULTS:
The average time lost from work decreased from 77 days in the first quarter of 2020 to 9.2 days in the fourth quarter of 2021, and the proportion of claims with 30 days or more of lost time decreased from 40.4% to 2.8 days in the same time frame.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 indemnity claims filed in later quarters of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have much lower average time lost from work and lower proportions of workers' compensation claims with more than 30, 60, and 150 days of lost time compared with earlier quarters.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Indenização aos Trabalhadores
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article