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D isability R isk M anagement and P ostinjury E mployment of W orkers W ith B ack P ain
Author(s) -
Johnson William G.,
Butler Richard J.,
Baldwin Marjorie L.,
Côté Pierre
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
risk management and insurance review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1540-6296
pISSN - 1098-1616
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6296.2011.01201.x
Subject(s) - attrition , work (physics) , workers' compensation , business , sample (material) , test (biology) , demographic economics , physical therapy , medicine , actuarial science , psychology , economics , compensation (psychology) , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , chemistry , dentistry , chromatography , psychoanalysis , biology
A bstract We analyze the outcomes of occupational back pain among four large employers that use one or more of the following disability management practices: aggressive return to work, claims management, medical management, or time‐limited job accommodations. Outcomes measured at 6 and 12 months postonset include: duration of initial work absence and the probability of returning to stable employment. Employment outcomes are better in firms with more proactive return‐to‐work policies than in firms with more restrictive policies. We devise a statistical test for attrition bias and conclude that sample attrition does not significantly alter our results.