Wellbeing after finalisation of a workers’ compensation claim: a cross-sectional survey
James Weir, Robyn Fary, Tim Mitchell, Venerina Johnston, Mary Wyatt, Robert Guthrie, Bronwyn Myers, Darren BealesABSTRACT
Objective
Injured workers can be disadvantaged after a workers’ compensation claims ends. This study investigated the association of a range of variables with wellbeing in injured workers who had finalised a workers’ compensation claim >3 months prior.
Methods
On-line, cross-sectional survey (n = 129, 55.81% female). Wellbeing was measured using the Psychological Wellbeing 18-item (PWB) and the Personal Wellbeing Score (PWS).
Results
Multivariable quantile regression analysis controlling for education level demonstrated associations between the PWB and levels of psychological distress -1.53 (95% CI -2.11 to -0.94), p < 0.001 and resilience 6.51 (95% CI 2.65 to 10.37), p = 0.001, and between the PWS and levels of psychological distress -0.04 (95% CI -0.51 to -0.29), p < 0.001 and resilience 1.2 (95% CI 0.47 to 1.93), p = 0.001.
Conclusions
Contemporaneous variables of resilience and psychological distress were stronger correlates with wellbeing than historic claim-related variables.