Table 1 Percentage change in mean general practitioner visits following a workplace injury relative to baseline (one year before injury), by claim and registration characteristics.
| Group (n*) | Baseline mean visits (SD) | % Change following injury | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year after | 2 years after | 3 years after | 4 years after | 5 years after | |||
| Total GP visits | |||||||
| LT (52 319) | 5.2 (6.3) | 16.8 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 20.3 | 22.7 | |
| NLT (69 142) | 5.0 (6.1) | 9.0 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 12.0 | |
| NI (52 319) | 3.8 (6.1) | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | |
| Claim pattern | |||||||
| Single claim (1994 claim only) | LT (8495) | 4.7 (5.7) | 22.6 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| NLT (16 565) | 4.9 (4.9) | 11.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | |
| NI (8495) | 4.4 (6.7) | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | |
| Repeat claims (before 1994) | LT (10 122) | 5.3 (6.6) | 18.9 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| NLT (13 076) | 5.1 (6.4) | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.02 | −1.4 | −3.7 | |
| NI (10 122) | 3.9 (5.9) | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | |
| Repeat claims (after 1994) | LT (8355) | 6.2 (6.8) | 20.3 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 26.0 |
| NLT (10 650) | 4.8 (5.7) | 11.2 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 15.0 | 18.0 | |
| NI (8355) | 4.0 (6.5) | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.8 | |
| Repeat claims (before and after 1994) | LT (23 262) | 5.4 (6.4) | 12.8 | 12.8 | 19.2 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| NLT (24 483) | 5.1 (6.1) | 7.2 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 19.8 | |
| NI (23 262) | 3.6 (5.8) | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | |
| Time off work | |||||||
| <12 weeks | LT (44 418) | 5.1 (6.2) | 16.3 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 22.2 |
| NI (44 418) | 3.8 (6.1) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | |
| ⩾12 weeks | LT (5154) | 6.0 (6.9) | 21.8 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 26.8 |
| NI (5154) | 4.2 (6.3) | 1.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | |
| Nature of injury | |||||||
| Acute | LT (44 856) | 5.1 (6.4) | 16.3 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 20.4 | 22.8 |
| NI (44 856) | 3.8 (6.1) | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | |
| Chronic | LT (4315) | 5.7 (6.0) | 16.6 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 21.1 |
| NI (4315) | 4.4 (6.1) | 0.91 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | |
| Working entire study period (last two digits of MSP = 00†) | |||||||
| LT (34 793) | 5.0 (6.4) | 17.2 | 14.7 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 24.0 | |
| NLT (45 837) | 4.8 (6.0) | 8.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 13.9 | |
| NI (34 793) | 3.8 (6.3) | 4.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | |
| Registered entire study period | |||||||
| LT (39 822) | 5.4 (6.4) | 14.7 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 18.4 | 20.9 | |
| NLT (59 520) | 5.1 (6.1) | 8.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | |
| NI (39 822) | 4.0 (6.3) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | |
LT, lost time injured workers; NLT, no lost time injured workers; NI, non‐injured comparisons.
*Totals do not add up due to missing information.
†In British Columbia, MSP numbers are part of the employment arrangement; employers pay for employees' medical premiums and benefits, which result in the assignment of a MSP number. The employee is given 00 as the final two digits of their MSP number, their spouse a 01 designation, all dependents a 02 (03, 04, etc) designation (except for newborns who are given a 66 designation).