An Interview Study With Injured Workers Concerning Their Experiences With the Social Systems and Psychosocial Health Consequences

Objective: In addition to physical discomforts, work-related injuries and illnesses often result in various forms of hardships, including economic hardship, labor conflicts and legal disputes. The physical and psychological health conditions are likely to be worsen when the social supporting systems are not well functioning. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct in-depth interviews with injured workers to study their experiences with the social systems, including employment protection system, workers' compensation system, health care system and other social welfare systems, and to explore how the systems may affect workers' physical and psychological health.

Methods: Face-to-face interviews will be conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire. Subjects who had ever experienced work-related injuries or diseases (including muscular skeletal disorders and work-related cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases) over the past 3 years are invited. The investigators anticipate to recruit a total of 60~100 cases, whom will be recruited through the assistance of occupational physicians, occupational health centers, labor groups and unions. Interview time will be limited to 1 hour.

Anticipated results and contribution: Findings of this study will help to advance our knowledge concerning the functions of current social systems and the hardships of workers who suffer from work-related injuries and diseases. Suggestions will be provided for the improvements of current systems.

Keywords: work-related injury, occupational disease, workers' compensation, psychological, policy.

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Key information

Conditions

Work-related Injury Occupational Disease Occupational Diseases Policy Psychological Workers' Compensation

Age range

15 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

self-rated mental health

Time frame: 12 months after occupational injury or diseases

using BSRS-5 scale
self-rated health

Time frame: 12 months after occupational injury or diseases

Self-rated health measured by a single question such as "in general, would you say that your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?" and a survey questionnaire in which participants assess different dimensions of their own health. This survey technique is commonly used in health research for its ease of use and its power in measuring health.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

An Interview Study With Injured Workers Concerning Their Experiences With the Social

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: May 21, 2015
Registry last updated: May 21, 2015

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