Table 3 Percentage change in mean physician visits for mental healthcare 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 physician visits | |||||||
| LT (52 319) | 0.42 (2.6) | 19.7 | 29.5 | 33.4 | 37.9 | 42.5 | |
| NLT (69 142) | 0.41 (2.4) | 15.8 | 22.2 | 26.9 | 30.9 | 35.6 | |
| NI (52 319) | 0.49 (3.5) | 8.6 | 12.9 | 16.5 | 23.8 | 24.3 | |
| Claim pattern | |||||||
| Single claim (1994 claim only) | LT (8495) | 0.36 (2.0) | 26.4 | 35.4 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 48.4 |
| NLT (16 565) | 0.44 (2.7) | 18.8 | 20.2 | 22.1 | 28.1 | 32.4 | |
| NI (8495) | 0.57 (3.9) | 4.1 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 12.8 | |
| Repeat claims (before 1994) | LT (10 122) | 0.65 (3.7) | 28.1 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 40.4 | 44.2 |
| NLT (13 076) | 0.40 (2.0) | 20.0 | 26.6 | 28.8 | 33.0 | 35.8 | |
| NI (10 122) | 0.43 (3.0) | 10.8 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 28.9 | 29.9 | |
| Repeat claims (after 1994) | LT (8355) | 0.40 (2.7) | 15.4 | 28.1 | 30.6 | 34.2 | 41.1 |
| NLT (10 650) | 0.44 (2.4) | 7.9 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 32.9 | |
| NI (8355) | 0.58 (4.2) | 9.6 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 16.0 | 17.7 | |
| Repeat claims (before and after 1994) | LT (23 262) | 0.43 (2.6) | 14.1 | 25.6 | 31.3 | 37.4 | 40.1 |
| NLT (24 483) | 0.38 (2.3) | 14.3 | 23.9 | 31.5 | 35.3 | 38.9 | |
| NI (23 262) | 0.45 (3.2) | 9.2 | 14.6 | 23.0 | 28.3 | 29.0 | |
| Time off work | |||||||
| <12 weeks | LT (44 418) | 0.41 (2.6) | 20.0 | 29.5 | 33.3 | 37.9 | 42.8 |
| NI (44 418) | 0.49 (3.5) | 7.9 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | |
| ⩾12 weeks | LT (5154) | 0.55 (3.0) | 15.8 | 28.7 | 33.8 | 37.4 | 41.2 |
| NI (5154) | 0.50 (3.1) | 13.5 | 16.4 | 20.9 | 28.8 | 30.7 | |
| Nature of injury | |||||||
| Acute | LT (44 856) | 0.41 (2.7) | 19.9 | 29.1 | 34.4 | 38.9 | 43.1 |
| NI (44 856) | 0.49 (3.5) | 0.81 | 12.7 | 17.2 | 25.0 | 25.4 | |
| Chronic | LT (4315) | 0.47 (2.4) | 17.0 | 32.9 | 25.1 | 30.1 | 37.8 |
| NI (4315) | 0.45 (3.5) | 9.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 17.2 | |
| Working entire study period (last two digits of MSP = 00†) | |||||||
| LT (34 793) | 0.42 (2.8) | 19.0 | 28.9 | 33.9 | 38.7 | 43.6 | |
| NLT (45 837) | 0.38 (2.3) | 16.7 | 23.6 | 26.8 | 32.3 | 38.1 | |
| NI (34 793) | 0.55 (0.8) | 7.1 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 23.6 | |
| Registered entire study period | |||||||
| LT (39 822) | 0.43 (2.7) | 18.5 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 35.8 | 40.3 | |
| NLT (59 520) | 0.42 (2.4) | 15.2 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 28.4 | 33.7 | |
| NI (39 822) | 0.51 (3.6) | 7.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 20.7 | 21.9 | |
LT, lost time injured workers; NLT, no lost time injured workers; NI, non‐injured comparisons.
*Totals do not add up due to missing information.
†See table 1 footnotes for details.