From the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (Dr Bae, Dr Lee); and Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Incheon Hospital, Incheon, South Korea (Dr Lee).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Sep 1;64(9):731-736. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002556. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
This study aimed to investigate the status of work-related traumatic brain injury (wrTBI) in Korea between 2010 and 2019.
This study used Korea Workers' Compensation Insurance data, and the sample comprised workers who claimed compensation for wrTBI from 2010 to 2019. The annual incidence of wrTBI was calculated as the rate per 100,000 workers. Time trends over the 10-year period were assessed using Poisson regression.
The mean incidence of wrTBI was 28.4/100,000. Regarding the incidence rate of wrTBI by severity, mild TBI and moderate-to-severe TBI were 12.9/100,000 and 15.5/100,000, respectively. The incidence of mild TBI among workers was higher in 2010, but moderate-to-severe TBI was higher after 2011.
Our findings highlight the need for providing information on mild TBI to workers as part of occupational safety and health education.
本研究旨在调查 2010 年至 2019 年韩国与工作相关的创伤性脑损伤(wrTBI)的现状。
本研究使用了韩国工人赔偿保险数据,样本包括 2010 年至 2019 年因 wrTBI 申请赔偿的工人。wrTBI 的年发生率按每 10 万名工人的比率计算。使用泊松回归评估 10 年期间的时间趋势。
wrTBI 的平均发生率为 28.4/100,000。关于 wrTBI 严重程度的发生率,轻度 TBI 和中重度 TBI 分别为 12.9/100,000 和 15.5/100,000。2010 年,工人中轻度 TBI 的发生率较高,但 2011 年后中重度 TBI 的发生率较高。
我们的研究结果强调了有必要向工人提供有关轻度 TBI 的信息,作为职业安全与健康教育的一部分。