Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Acquired Brain Injury Research Lab, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Brain Inj. 2023 May 12;37(6):485-493. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2187087. Epub 2023 Mar 15.
Work-related traumatic brain injury (wr-TBI) is on the rise. The pre-injury period, a significant consideration for preventive initiatives, is largely unexplored.
To identify Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) variables associated with wr-TBI to inform sex-specific primary prevention.
Retrospective chart review data were analyses. Two-tailed -test and chi-squared tests were used to study sex differences. Multivariate logistic regression models of wr-TBI were fit with a priori defined PEO variables.
The sample comprised 330 consecutive workers with wr-TBI (40.8 ± 11.1 years old, 71% male). Sex differences were observed across PEO variables. In multivariable logistic regression analyses the odds of sustaining a wr-TBI from a fall increased with the presence of a mood disorder and participation in non-labourer occupations (odds ratio (OR) 2.89 (95% CI 1.06-7.89) and OR 2.89 (95% CI 1.06-7.89), respectively) and decreased being a male (OR 0.31 (95% CI 0.17-0.54)). The odds of sustaining a wr-TBI from being striken by an object was greater in workers with prior head injury (OR 2.8 (95% CI 1.24-6.45)). None of the variables studied were associated with wr-TBI sustained from being striken against an object.
Workers' health status pre-injury is associated with external causes of wr-TBI. Sex differences across PEO categories warrant further study.
与工作相关的创伤性脑损伤(wr-TBI)正在上升。受伤前时期是预防措施的重要考虑因素,但在很大程度上尚未得到探索。
确定与 wr-TBI 相关的人与环境职业(PEO)变量,为有针对性的初级预防提供信息。
对回顾性图表审查数据进行分析。使用双尾 -检验和卡方检验研究性别差异。使用预先定义的 PEO 变量拟合 wr-TBI 的多变量逻辑回归模型。
样本包括 330 名连续发生 wr-TBI 的工人(40.8±11.1 岁,71%为男性)。在 PEO 变量方面观察到性别差异。在多变量逻辑回归分析中,患有心境障碍和从事非体力劳动者职业的工人发生 wr-TBI 的几率增加(比值比(OR)为 2.89(95%CI 为 1.06-7.89)和 OR 2.89(95%CI 为 1.06-7.89)),而男性的几率降低(OR 为 0.31(95%CI 为 0.17-0.54))。先前头部受伤的工人发生 wr-TBI 的几率更高(OR 为 2.8(95%CI 为 1.24-6.45))。在所研究的变量中,没有一个与因被物体撞击而发生 wr-TBI 相关。
工人受伤前的健康状况与 wr-TBI 的外部原因有关。PEO 类别的性别差异需要进一步研究。