Examining associations between work-related injuries and all-cause healthcare use among middle-aged and older workers in Canada using CLSA data.

Introduction: Prior studies examining the relationship between work- related injuries and healthcare use among middle-aged and older workers were mainly cross-sectional and reported inconsistent results.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the associations between work-related injuries and 10 types of healthcare service use for any cause among middle-aged and older Canadian workers using longitudinal data.

Methods: Our study involved longitudinal analysis of baseline and 18-month follow-up Maintaining Contact Questionnaire data from the Canadian Longitudinal Survey on Aging (CLSA) for a national sample of Canadian males and females aged 45-85 years who worked or were recently retired (N = 24,748).