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  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health Policy

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  • General practitioner (GP) consultations in Australia are funded by workers' compensation for work-related injuries and by the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for other conditions.
  • Understanding the impact of long-term work injuries on healthcare utilization is crucial for effective healthcare planning and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify changes in the proportion and frequency of GP consultations for individuals with long-term work injuries.
  • To differentiate between GP services funded by workers' compensation versus the MBS post-injury.
  • To compare healthcare utilization between injured workers and a community control group.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study utilizing linked administrative GP records from the MBS and workers' compensation systems in New South Wales, Australia.
  • Inclusion of injured workers with long-duration (2+ years) compensation claims and matched community comparators.
  • Analysis of GP service utilization in the year pre-injury and the first two years post-injury using mixed-effects negative binomial regression.

Main Results:

  • Injured workers experienced a substantial increase in annual median GP services, rising from 5 pre-injury to 19 in the first year and 16 in the second year post-injury.
  • Compared to controls, injured workers used 3.6 times more GP services in the first year and 2.7 times more in the second year post-injury.
  • Increased service use was primarily driven by workers' compensation funded care, while MBS-funded services remained stable, indicating ongoing management of non-work-related conditions.

Conclusions:

  • GP service utilization escalates significantly following long-term work injuries and remains elevated for at least two years.
  • Injured workers continue to access Medicare-subsidised care for non-work-related conditions at pre-injury levels.
  • An integrated care approach is recommended to address the multifaceted health needs of injured workers, encompassing both injury-related and general health concerns.