@article{ref1,
title="Urban-rural differences in the duration of injury-related work disability in six Canadian provinces",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2020",
author="Macpherson, Robert A. and Amick, Benjamin C. and Collie, Alex and Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah and Koehoorn, Mieke and Smith, Peter M. and McLeod, Christopher B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between injury-related work disability duration and urban-rural place of residence and whether associations differed across the disability distribution and by industry sector. <br><br>METHODS: Workers' compensation claims from six Canadian provinces were extracted between 2011 and 2015. Multivariable quantile regression models tested the associations between urban-rural place of residence and disability days paid between the 50 and 95 percentiles of the distribution. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to workers residing in metropolitan areas, those in all other areas experienced more disability days paid. Urban-rural differences increased towards the upper end of disability distribution and were largest in the construction, and transportation and warehousing sectors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Tailored interventions for workers in rural areas, particularly those in sectors associated with mobile work environments, may be warranted to reduce inequities in injury-related work disability duration by place of residence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000001850",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001850"
}