Katherine Lippel
Workers describe the effect of the workers' compensation process on their health: A Québec study
University of Ottawa
article reports canadian qualitative study designed examine workers experience workers compensation process look effects process physical mental health claimants eighty five depth individual interviews injured workers qubec six group interviews workers worker advocates qubec ontario british columbia analysed determine positive negative impact claimant health various steps workers compensation process behaviours significant actors process superior access health care access economic support contributed claimant wellbeing various facets process undermined mental health workers cases also negative impact physical health primary characteristics process influenced outcomes included stigmatization injured workers significant power imbalance claimants actors system effect mechanisms tempered social support article describes caseworkers physicians appeal tribunals employers compensation boards contribute positive negative impacts worker health concludes recommendations designed promote therapeutic aspects workers compensation curtail facets harmful worker health also implications researchers wish consider role lawyers compensation development prevention disability