Kosny Agnieszka, Newnam Sharon, Collie Alex
a Institute for Work & Health , Toronto , Canada.
b Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia.
Disabil Rehabil. 2018 Apr;40(8):935-944. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1283450. Epub 2017 Feb 24.
It is well acknowledged that involvement in injury compensation processes can have a substantial impact on the recovery of the injured person. However, little attention has been given to the social or family consequences of compensable injury. The aims of this study were to better understand both the impact of compensable injury on the family and the role that families play after an injury, throughout the compensation process, and during return to work.
Eighteen injured persons and nine family members recruited through three compensation authorities in Victoria (Australia) were interviewed. A thematic analysis was used to identify the role that family played after injury and how family members were affected during the recovery and compensation process.
The results highlight the important role family members play following a compensable injury, in addition to factors that impact family members' daily living, health, and well-being. The study suggests that compensation processes can have an impact on family members, despite compensation systems not formally acknowledging the family in policy or procedure.
Compensation authorities should formally consider the role of family in recovery from injury, not only as one means of addressing the overall burden of injury but as a conduit for improving health and function among injured people. Implications for Rehabilitation Family members play an important role after compensable injury that includes providing administrative, instrumental, and emotional support. The recovery and injury compensation process can also have a major impact on family members, particularly in the case of prolonged and complex injuries and illnesses Compensation authorities should formally consider the role of family in the recovery from injury, not only as one means of addressing the overall burden of injury but, as a conduit for improving health and function among injured people.
人们普遍认识到，参与工伤赔偿程序会对伤者的康复产生重大影响。然而，对于可获赔偿伤害的社会或家庭后果却鲜有关注。本研究的目的是更好地理解可获赔偿伤害对家庭的影响，以及家庭在受伤后、整个赔偿过程中以及重返工作岗位期间所扮演的角色。
通过澳大利亚维多利亚州的三个赔偿机构招募了18名伤者和9名家庭成员并进行了访谈。采用主题分析法来确定家庭在受伤后所扮演的角色，以及家庭成员在康复和赔偿过程中是如何受到影响的。
研究结果突出了家庭成员在可获赔偿伤害后所扮演的重要角色，以及影响家庭成员日常生活、健康和幸福的因素。研究表明，尽管赔偿制度在政策或程序上并未正式承认家庭的作用，但赔偿程序仍会对家庭成员产生影响。
赔偿机构应正式考虑家庭在伤者康复过程中的作用，这不仅是减轻伤害总体负担的一种方式，也是改善伤者健康和功能的一个途径。对康复的启示 家庭成员在可获赔偿伤害后扮演着重要角色，包括提供行政、物质和情感支持。康复和工伤赔偿过程也可能对家庭成员产生重大影响，尤其是在受伤和患病时间较长且情况复杂的情况下。赔偿机构应正式考虑家庭在伤者康复过程中的作用，这不仅是减轻伤害总体负担的一种方式，也是改善伤者健康和功能的一个途径。
