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- Title
An Approach to Assess the Burden of Work-Related Injury, Disease, and Distress.
- Authors
Schulte, Paul A.; Pana-Cryan, Rene; Schnorr, Teresa; Schill, Anita L.; Guerin, Rebecca; Felknor, Sarah; Wagner, Gregory R.
- Abstract
The true burden (morbidity, mortality, disability, cost, pain, distress) of occupational and work-related diseases and injuries is unknown, and what is reported as burden is significantly underestimated. This underestimation affects the way decision-makers view investments in research and worker protection, which in turn has a substantial impact on national welfare and public health. To better describe the societal and individual burdens of occupational and work-related diseases and injuries, we propose an approach to gauge what is known about burden and where new assessments may be made. This approach consists of 4 elements to consider in burden assessments: (1) utilizing multiple domains, including the individual worker, the worker's family, the community in which the workplace is located, the employer, and society as a whole; (2) taking a broader view of the work-relatedness of disease and injury; (3) assessing the impact of the entire working-life continuum; and (4) applying the comprehensive concept of "well-being" as an indicator in addressing contemporary changes in the nature of work, the workplace, and the workforce. Further research on burden and enhanced surveillance is needed to develop these elements.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WORK-related injuries -- Social aspects; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; OCCUPATIONAL mortality; WELL-being; RESEARCH funding; PUBLIC health surveillance; INDUSTRIAL safety; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; WORK-related injuries; JOB stress; WORK environment; ECONOMICS
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2017, Vol 107, Issue 7, p1051
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2017.303765