title: Relationship Between Age, Tenure, and Disability Duration in Persons With Compensated Work-Related Conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to examine the relationships among age, tenure, and the length of disability following a work-related injury/illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study utilized 361,754 administrative workers' compensation claims. The relationships between age, tenure, and disability duration was estimated with random-effects models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age-disability duration relationship was stronger than the tenure-disability duration relationship. An interaction was observed between age and tenure. At younger ages, disability duration varied little based on tenure. In midlife, disability duration was greater for workers with lower tenure than for workers with higher tenure. At the oldest ages, disability duration increased as tenure increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate that age is a more important factor in disability duration than tenure; however, the relationship between age and disability duration varies based on tenure, suggesting that both age and tenure are important influences in the work-disability process.
authors.affiliation: Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (Dr Besen, Dr Young, Dr Pransky), Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, MA; Department of Gerontology (Ms Gaines), University of Massachusetts Boston.
authors.forename: Elyssa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Besen
authors.forename: Amanda E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gaines
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pransky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000191:economics*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult