Ojofeitimi Sheyi, Bronner Shaw
Analysis of Dance and Movement Center, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA.
J Dance Med Sci. 2011 Sep;15(3):116-22.
Injury costs strain the finances of many dance companies. The objectives of this study were to analyze the effect of comprehensive management on injury patterns, incidence, and time loss and examine its financial impact on workers compensation premiums in a modern dance company. In this retrospective-prospective cohort study, injury was defined as any physical insult that required financial outlay (workers compensation or self insurance) or caused a dancer to cease dancing beyond the day of injury (time-loss injury). Injury data and insurance premiums were analyzed over an eight-year period. Injuries were compared using a mixed linear model with phase and gender as fixed effects. It was found that comprehensive management resulted in 34% decline in total injury incidence, 66% decrease in workers compensation claims, and 56% decrease in lost days. These outcomes achieved substantial savings in workers compensation premiums. Thus, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of an injury prevention program in reducing injury-related costs and promoting dancers' health and wellness in a modern dance company.
伤病成本给许多舞蹈公司的财务状况带来了压力。本研究的目的是分析综合管理对伤病模式、发病率和误工时间的影响，并考察其对一家现代舞蹈公司工人补偿保险费的财务影响。在这项回顾性-前瞻性队列研究中，伤病被定义为任何需要资金支出（工人补偿或自保）的身体损伤，或导致舞者在受伤当天之后停止跳舞的损伤（误工伤病）。对八年期间的伤病数据和保险费进行了分析。使用以阶段和性别为固定效应的混合线性模型对伤病进行比较。结果发现，综合管理使总伤病发病率下降了34%，工人补偿索赔减少了66%，误工天数减少了56%。这些成果在工人补偿保险费方面实现了大幅节省。因此，本研究证明了一项预防伤病计划在降低与伤病相关的成本以及促进一家现代舞蹈公司舞者的健康方面的有效性。
