Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population
Background: Burn injuries can require hospitalization, operations, and long-term reconstruction. Burn-injured patients can experience short- or long-term disability. We investigated lost workdays (LWDs), short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD) in the 12-month period following a b...
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| author | Jacob M. Dougherty Hannan A. Maqsood Christopher J. Rittle Eva S. Blake Zhaohui Fan Bryant W. Oliphant Mark R. Hemmila Naveen F. Sangji |
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| description | Background: Burn injuries can require hospitalization, operations, and long-term reconstruction. Burn-injured patients can experience short- or long-term disability. We investigated lost workdays (LWDs), short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD) in the 12-month period following a burn injury. Methods: An observational cohort study was conducted using a commercial claims database, IBM<sup>®</sup> MarketScan<sup>®</sup>. Patients aged ≤65 years with an ICD-10 burn diagnosis from 2018 to 2019 were included. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), procedure and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were used to identify patients undergoing burn-related operations. Patients were mapped to data tables for LWDs, STD, and LTD for the 12 months pre- and post-injury. Paired t-tests were employed to compare the pre- and post-injury outcomes. Results: We identified 1745 patients with burn diagnoses. Of those, 263, 1449, and 1448 patients had data available for LWDs, STD, and LTD, respectively. STD and LTD were reported by 8.1% and 0.0% of patients in the 12-month period pre-injury, respectively, and 20.3% and 1.0% of patients in the 12-month period post-injury, respectively. Average days of STD increased from 3.70 to 9.34 days following injury. Conclusions: Burn injuries are associated with increased STD and LTD utilization. Quantifying the impact of burn injuries on patients’ work will help us understand the economic implications of burns, which is a key area in burn research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6d24f07220a44ed49097b2d3cb089d212024-12-27T14:22:08ZengMDPI AGEuropean Burn Journal2673-19912024-12-015446447310.3390/ebj5040041Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working PopulationJacob M. Dougherty0Hannan A. Maqsood1Christopher J. Rittle2Eva S. Blake3Zhaohui Fan4Bryant W. Oliphant5Mark R. Hemmila6Naveen F. Sangji7Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2101 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USACenter for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, North Campus Research Complex, Bldg.16, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2101 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAUniversity of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USACenter for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, North Campus Research Complex, Bldg.16, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2101 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2101 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2101 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USABackground: Burn injuries can require hospitalization, operations, and long-term reconstruction. Burn-injured patients can experience short- or long-term disability. We investigated lost workdays (LWDs), short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD) in the 12-month period following a burn injury. Methods: An observational cohort study was conducted using a commercial claims database, IBM<sup>®</sup> MarketScan<sup>®</sup>. Patients aged ≤65 years with an ICD-10 burn diagnosis from 2018 to 2019 were included. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), procedure and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were used to identify patients undergoing burn-related operations. Patients were mapped to data tables for LWDs, STD, and LTD for the 12 months pre- and post-injury. Paired t-tests were employed to compare the pre- and post-injury outcomes. Results: We identified 1745 patients with burn diagnoses. Of those, 263, 1449, and 1448 patients had data available for LWDs, STD, and LTD, respectively. STD and LTD were reported by 8.1% and 0.0% of patients in the 12-month period pre-injury, respectively, and 20.3% and 1.0% of patients in the 12-month period post-injury, respectively. Average days of STD increased from 3.70 to 9.34 days following injury. Conclusions: Burn injuries are associated with increased STD and LTD utilization. Quantifying the impact of burn injuries on patients’ work will help us understand the economic implications of burns, which is a key area in burn research.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1991/5/4/41burn injurylost workdays (LWDs)short-term disabilitylong-term disability (STD)economic impact |
| spellingShingle | Jacob M. Dougherty Hannan A. Maqsood Christopher J. Rittle Eva S. Blake Zhaohui Fan Bryant W. Oliphant Mark R. Hemmila Naveen F. Sangji Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population European Burn Journal burn injury lost workdays (LWDs) short-term disability long-term disability (STD) economic impact |
| title | Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population |
| title_full | Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population |
| title_fullStr | Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population |
| title_short | Lost Work Due to Burn-Related Disability in a US Working Population |
| title_sort | lost work due to burn related disability in a us working population |
| topic | burn injury lost workdays (LWDs) short-term disability long-term disability (STD) economic impact |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1991/5/4/41 |
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