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Title: Long-term Health Outcomes of Work-related Injuries among Construction Workers--Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
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Dong, Xiuwen Sue Wang, Xuanwen Largay, Julie Sokas, Rosemary |
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Long-term Health Outcomes of Work-related Injuries among Construction Workers--Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58,3 (March 2015): 308-318. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.22415/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Wiley Online Keyword(s): Blue-Collar Jobs; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Injuries, Workplace; Occupations Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Background: This study examined the relationship between work-related injuries and health outcomes among a cohort of blue-collar construction workers. Materials and Methods: Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (NLSY79; n = 12,686). A range of health outcomes among blue-collar construction workers (n = 1,435) were measured when they turned age 40 (1998–2006) and stratified by these workers' prior work-related injury status between 1988 and 2000. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to measure differences among subgroups. Results: About 38% of the construction cohort reported injuries resulting in days away from work (DAFW); another 15% were injured but reported no DAFW (NDAFW). At age 40, an average of 10 years after injury, those with DAFW injury had worse self-reported general health and mental health, and more diagnosed conditions and functional limitations than those without injury. This difference was statistically significant after controlling for major demographics. Discussion: Adverse health effects from occupational injury among construction workers persist longer than previously documented. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Dong, Xiuwen Sue, Xuanwen Wang, Julie Largay and Rosemary Sokas. "Long-term Health Outcomes of Work-related Injuries among Construction Workers--Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58,3 (March 2015): 308-318.
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