Occupational and work‐related disease underestimated and linked to temporary disability through Primary Health Care Services
| Autor: | Marta Hernández Martín, Manuel Romero-Saldaña, Guillermo Molina-Recio, Alfonso Meneses Monroy, Tamara Alonso-Safont, José Luis Pacheco Del Cerro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Leadership and Management Population Prevalence Primary health care Occupational disease Work related disease Disability Evaluation 03 medical and health sciences Absenteeism medicine Humans Nursing management education Aged education.field_of_study Primary Health Care 030504 nursing business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public health Middle Aged Public Reporting of Healthcare Data medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Family medicine Occupational health nursing Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nursing Management. 27:1140-1147 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2834 0966-0429 |
| Popis: | To estimate the occupational disease linked to temporary incapacity (not work-related illness).The under-reporting of occupational disease is a recognized problem in Europe.Cross-sectional study conducted in Spanish adult population using periods of temporary incapacity recorded in primary care during 2015. Rates of occupational disease were estimated using the GarcíaGadea study.A total of 130,771 episodes of temporary incapacity were studied from 91,448 people, and 56,092 were women (61.3%). The overall prevalence rate was 2,096 and was higher in women (2,504) than in men (1,665) (p 0.001). It was estimated that 6,580 (7.2%) could be suffering from an occupational disease. Musculoskeletal complaints were the commonest, affecting 75,165 people (82.2%). For the binary logistic regression, the dependent variable was the existence or lack of incapacity due to a musculoskeletal pathology. Age acts as a protective factor (adjusted OR = 0.978). The periods off work due to musculoskeletal complaints are lower in the first quarter of the year [OR 1; p 0.001].7.2% of the population was estimated to be off work due to an occupational disease. This estimate reflects the well-known under-reporting of occupational diseases which are dealt with by the Public Health System instead of specialized clinics.The interdisciplinary role of the occupational health nurse makes it an adequate professional to detect the cases of occupational diseases in primary care settings. Occupational Health Nursing has been recognized by the managers as the most suitable professionals to carry out the screening of occupational diseases in Primary Care. |
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