Table 1 Worker characteristics (n = 3337) by total days of disability from 25 long-term care homes in Alberta, Canada between September 1, 2014 and September 30, 2018
| Â | Total days of disability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
None N (%) | < 31 days N (%) | 31+ days N (%) | Total N (%) | |
N = 2367 (70.9%) | N = 800 (24.0%) | N = 170 (5.1%) | N = 3337 (100.0%) | |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 2163 (91.4) | 710 (88.8) | 155 (91.2) | 3028 (90.7) |
 Male | 204 (8.6) | 90 (11.3) | 15 (8.8) | 309 (9.3) |
Age, mean (SD) | 46.5 (11.3) | 46.3 (11.2) | 48.9 (10.2) | 46.6 (11.2) |
Age | ||||
 18–29 | 203 (8.6) | 75 (9.4) | 7 (4.1) | 285 (8.5) |
 30–39 | 443 (18.7) | 146 (18.3) | 27 (15.9) | 616 (18.5) |
 40–49 | 693 (29.3) | 233 (29.1) | 48 (28.2) | 974 (29.2) |
 50–59 | 741 (31.3) | 250 (31.3) | 60 (35.3) | 1051 (31.5) |
 60+ | 287 (12.1) | 96 (12.0) | 28 (16.5) | 411 (12.3) |
Occupation | ||||
 Unregulated care aide | 1420 (60.0) | 537 (67.1) | 115 (67.7) | 2072 (62.1) |
 Regulated health professional | 359 (15.2) | 113 (14.1) | 23 (13.5) | 495 (14.8) |
 Food service | 156 (6.6) | 47 (5.9) | 6 (3.5) | 209 (6.3) |
 Housekeeping and maintenance | 177 (7.5) | 54 (6.8) | 15 (8.8) | 246 (7.4) |
 Other support staff | 184 (7.8) | 45 (5.6) | 10 (5.9) | 239 (7.2) |
 Not yet determined | 71 (3) | 0–5 | 0–5 | 76 (2.3) |
Primary source of injury | ||||
 Person | 1219 (51.5) | 428 (53.5) | 116 (68.2) | 1763 (52.8) |
 Structures and surfaces | 445 (18.8) | 147 (18.4) | 33 (19.4) | 625 (18.7) |
 Tools, instruments, and equipment | 405 (17.1) | 98 (12.3) | 15 (8.8) | 518 (15.5) |
 Plant, animal, bacteria, chemicals | 124 (5.2) | 106 (13.3) | 0–5 | 230 (6.9) |
 Not yet determined, unknown | 174 (7.4) | 21 (2.6) | 6 (3.5) | 201 (6.0) |
Type of accident | ||||
 Bodily reaction and exertion | 1021 (43.1) | 411 (51.4) | 116 (68.2) | 1548 (46.4) |
 Contacts with objects and equipment | 427 (18.0) | 166 (20.8) | 12 (7.1) | 605 (18.1) |
 Assaults and violent acts | 392 (16.6) | 90 (11.3) | 17 (10.0) | 499 (15) |
 Falls | 275 (11.6) | 103 (12.9) | 25 (14.7) | 403 (12.1) |
 Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 139 (5.9) | 23 (2.9) | 0–5 | 162 (4.9) |
 Not yet determined, unknown | 113 (4.8) | 7 (0.9) | 0–5 | 120 (3.6) |
Nature of injury | ||||
 Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints | 1265 (53.4) | 500 (62.5) | 128 (75.3) | 1893 (56.7) |
 Wounds, bruises, burns | 645 (27.3) | 112 (14.0) | 10 (5.9) | 767 (23) |
 Other traumatic injuries and disorders | 299 (12.6) | 102 (12.8) | 26 (15.3) | 427 (12.8) |
 Other diseases | 70 (3.0) | 72 (9.0) | 5 (2.9) | 147 (4.4) |
 Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions | 49 (2.1) | 8 (1.0) | 0–5 | 58 (1.7) |
 Unknown, not yet determined | 29 (1.2) | 0–5 | 0–5 | 29 (0.9) |
 Infectious and parasitic diseases | 10 (0.4) | 6 (0.8) | 0–5 | 16 (0.5) |
Injured part of body | ||||
 Back, including spine, spinal cord | 407 (17.2) | 227 (28.4) | 46 (27.1) | 680 (20.4) |
 Hands and fingers | 380 (16.1) | 50 (6.3) | 7 (4.1) | 437 (13.1) |
 Shoulder including clavicle, scapula, and trapezius muscle | 288 (12.2) | 109 (13.6) | 26 (15.3) | 423 (12.7) |
 Multiple body parts | 205 (8.7) | 76 (9.5) | 21 (12.4) | 302 (9.1) |
 Legs and ankles | 188 (7.9) | 62 (7.8) | 23 (13.5) | 273 (8.2) |
 Arms | 207 (8.8) | 39 (4.9) | 13 (7.7) | 259 (7.8) |
 Chest, including ribs, internal organs, neck, abdomen, trunk, upper extremities | 180 (7.6) | 63 (7.9) | 12 (7.1) | 255 (7.6) |
 Head, face, ears, cranial region including skull | 194 (8.2) | 44 (5.5) | 7 (4.1) | 245 (7.3) |
 Wrists | 157 (6.6) | 29 (3.6) | 11 (6.5) | 197 (5.9) |
 Body systems | 55 (2.3) | 82 (10.3) | 0–5 | 139 (4.2) |
 Foot (feet), toe (toes) | 58 (2.5) | 19 (2.4) | 0–5 | 79 (2.4) |
 Unknown, not yet determined | 48 (2.0) | 0–5 | 0–5 | 48 (1.4) |
Number of claims per claimant | ||||
 1 claim | 1199 (50.7) | 403 (50.4) | 81 (47.7) | 1683 (50.4) |
 2+ claims | 1168 (49.4) | 397 (49.6) | 89 (52.4) | 1654 (49.6) |