General Practitioner Service Use Before and After Long-Term Workplace Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
GP service use by injured workers with long-compensation claims increased substantially post-injury and remained high for two years. Workers also continued receiving Medicare-subsidised services at a similar level to pre-injury, presumably for managing non-work-related conditions. An integrated care model may provide holistic support to injured workers needing care for both workplace-injury-related and other conditions.
Authors
- Daniel Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-3736)
- Michael Di Donato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6531-5949)
- Preeti Maharjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-8480)
- Luke Sheehan
- Alex Collie
- Danielle Mazza
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-025-10356-6
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- State Insurance Regulatory Authority
- New South Wales Government