Rejection of workers' compensation claims may increase depressive symptoms among firefighters with occupational injury: a nationwide study in South Korea
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dc.contributor.author | Kim, Ja Young | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Ji-Hwan | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yoon, Seohyun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Jong-Tae | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Seung-Sup | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-16T23:40:27Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-16T23:40:27Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2021-08-30 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0340-0131 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/127688 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives This study sought to examine whether the experience of occupational injuries was associated with depressive symptoms and whether the rejection of workers' compensation claims was associated with depressive symptoms among Korean firefighters. Methods We conducted a nationwide survey of 6793 Korean firefighters in 2015. Based on the experience of occupational injuries and workers' compensation claims over the past year, respondents were classified into four groups: "Not injured", "Injured, not applied", "Injured, applied, but rejected" and "Injured, applied, and accepted." Depressive symptoms over the preceding week were assessed using the 11-item version of the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results Compared to firefighters who did not get injured, injured firefighters had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR 2.01, 95% CI 1.83, 2.22) after controlling for confounders including job assignment. Also, when we restricted the analysis to injured firefighters, a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms was observed among "Injured, applied, but rejected" (PR 1.70, 95% CI 1.11, 2.59) group, compared to "Injured, applied, and accepted" group. Conclusions This finding suggests that rejection of workers' compensation claims, as well as the experience of occupational injuries, may increase the risk of depressive symptoms among Korean firefighters. | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | SPRINGER | - |
dc.title | Rejection of workers' compensation claims may increase depressive symptoms among firefighters with occupational injury: a nationwide study in South Korea | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Seung-Sup | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00420-021-01688-w | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85103572133 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000636634100001 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, v.94, no.6, pp.1405 - 1413 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | - |
dc.citation.title | INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | - |
dc.citation.volume | 94 | - |
dc.citation.number | 6 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 1405 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 1413 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | WORKING POPULATION | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | WORKPLACE INJURY | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | HEALTH | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | ASSOCIATION | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | DISORDERS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | STRESS | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Workplace injury | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Medical benefit application | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Mental health | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | South Korea | - |
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