Publications by authors named "Esi Nkyekyer"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze telehealth trends in a workers' compensation system during COVID-19, focusing on how different sociodemographic factors influenced its use.
- Telehealth utilization rose from 1.2% pre-pandemic to a peak of 8.8% in April 2020, then stabilized around 3.6% by late 2020, with significant variations based on age, sex, and other demographic factors.
- The findings highlight the need for further research on access disparities in telehealth among injured workers, indicating shifts in service delivery during the pandemic.
This cross-sectional study evaluates the proportion of patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the proportion of positive cases, using language as a surrogate for immigrant status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpioid and Benzodiazepine Use Before Injury Among Workers in Washington State, 2012 to 2015.
J Occup Environ Med
September 2018
Objective: To characterize pre-injury prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use and its relationship with post-injury use and missed work among workers.
Methods: Three hundred thirteen thousand five hundred forty three Washington State Department of Labor and Industries workers' compensation injury claims from 2012 to 2015 were linked with State Prescription Monitoring Program data. Pre-injury prevalence of opioid and benzodiazepine use were compared between compensable and non-compensable claims, and between workers with and without post-injury prescriptions, using the Pearson's chi-squared test.
Purpose Of Review: Complications from laser in-situ keratomileusis surgery are extremely rare. However, most of the complications involve construction of the corneal flap, which is fashioned using various mechanical or femtosecond laser microkeratomes. Here, we review and discuss complications of microkeratome flaps.
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