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Disability determination: validity with occupational low back pain.

Raymond C Tait1, John T Chibnall, Elena M Andresen

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA. chibnajt@slu.edu

The Journal of Pain
|December 13, 2006
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Disability ratings for low back pain are influenced by race, not just injury severity. These ratings poorly predict long-term function, questioning fairness in workers' compensation.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational health
  • Health equity
  • Pain management

Background:

  • Disability determination for occupational low back pain is complex.
  • Spinal pathoanatomy weakly correlates with pain and function.
  • Sociodemographic factors can confound disability judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of impairment, race, and socioeconomic status on disability ratings.
  • To evaluate the relationship between disability ratings and post-settlement functional status.
  • To investigate potential inequities in workers' compensation for low back pain.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 580 African American and 892 white workers' compensation claimants with occupational low back pain.
  • Data collected on diagnosis, surgery, medical costs, and disability ratings at settlement.

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  • Claimants surveyed an average of 21 months post-settlement for functional status.

    • Main Results:

    • Diagnosis, surgery, and medical costs (impairment indicators) correlated with disability ratings.
    • African American race was negatively associated with disability ratings and impairment indicators.
    • Disability ratings showed weak correlation with functional status at 21-month follow-up.

    Conclusions:

    • Racial disparities exist in the treatment and disability determination for occupational low back pain.
    • The weak link between disability ratings and long-term function questions the validity of current processes.
    • Findings raise concerns about social justice in managing occupational back pain claims.