Clinical trial NCT02450916: An Interview Study With Injured Workers Concerning Their Experiences With the Social Systems and Psychosocial Health Consequences
Official title: An Interview Study With Injured Workers Concerning Their Experiences With the Social
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Work-related Injury
Occupational Disease
Workers' Compensation
Psychological
Policy
Keywords: work-related injury
occupational disease
workers' compensation
psychological
policy
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-05-21
Enrollment: 51
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Subjects who had ever experienced work-related injuries or diseases over the past 3 years are invited.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. work-related injuries
2. work-related diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

1.transportation-related injuries on the way to work or on duty at work

Brief summary: 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.



Primary outcomes:
measure: self-rated mental health
timeFrame: 12 months after occupational injury or diseases
measure: self-rated health
timeFrame: 12 months after occupational injury or diseases
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: National Taiwan University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
name: Yawen Cheng
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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