Repeat workers' compensation claims: risk factors, costs and work disability

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Indicators of claim impact in groups with single and repeat claims

	Group 1 (N = 107,388)	Group 2 (N = 62,760)
Impact	Initial claim	Initial claim	Repeat claim	Sig*
Mean ± std total cost per claim	$16,731 ± $87,011	$8,813 ± $50,938	$13,147 ± $65,100	a,b,c
Mean ± std cost of weekly compensation paid	$5,249 ± $30,877	$2,631 ± $18,501	$4,875 ± $27,204	a,c
Mean ± std cost of medical and like services paid	$3,447 ± $29,128	$2,034 ± $9,996	$2,886 ± $13,025	a,b,c
Mean ± std days of incapacity for work	67 ± 278	42 ± 196	66 ± 244	a,c

* a = significant difference (p < 0.001) between Group 1 initial claim and Group 2 initial claim; b = significant difference between Group 1 initial claim and Group 2 repeat claim; c = significant difference between Group 2 initial claim and Group 2 repeat claim.

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