Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorder reports by year, type, and industrial sector: A capture-recapture analysis

Morse, Tim; Dillon, Charles; Kenta-Bibi, Emmanuel; Weber, Joseph; Diva, Ulysses; Warren, Nicholas; Grey, Michael

doi:10.1002/ajim.20182

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“…The first applies to all three sectors mentioned above and is related to the weakness of worker unionization and the consequent lack of union pressure to focus on health and safety. The second factor is more specific to public sector workers and is related to higher job stability and a potentially more tolerant management than in strictly private sectors; the contribution of state and municipal workers to sickness absence is significantly greater than other sectors 28,29 .…”

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Sickness benefit claims due to mental disorders in Brazil: associations in a population-based study

Barbosa-Branco

Bültmann

Steenstra³

2012

Cad. Saúde Pública

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This study aims to determine the prevalence and duration of sickness benefit claims due to mental disorders and their association with economic activity, sex, age, work-relatedness and income replacement using a population-based study of sickness benefit claims (> 15 days) due to mental disorders in Brazil carried out in 2008. The prevalence of mental disorders was 45.1 claims per 10,000 workers. Prevalence and duration of sickness benefit claims due to mental disorder were higher and longer in workers aged over 40 years. Prevalence of claims was 73% higher in women but duration of sickness benefit claims was longer in men. Prevalence rates for claims differed widely according to economic activity, with sewage, residential care and programming and broadcasting activities showing the highest rates. Claims were deemed to be work-related in 8.5% of cases with mental disorder showing low work-relatedness in Brazil. A wide variation of prevalence and duration between age, economic activity and work-relatedness was observed, suggesting that working conditions are a more important factor in mental disorder work disability than previously assumed.

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Sickness benefit claims due to mental disorders in Brazil: associations in a population-based study

Barbosa-Branco

Bültmann

Steenstra³

2012

Cad. Saúde Pública

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“…Even though these diseases are multifactorial, workrelated factors account for 30-40% of musculoskeletal complaints among active workers (3). In turn, musculoskeletal pain has been pointed as the main cause of work disability, and it is the most frequent reason for long-term sick leave and early retirement (4,5).…”

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Patterns of biomechanical demands are associated with musculoskeletal pain in the beginning of professional life: a population-based study

Lourenço¹,

Araújo²,

Severo³

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Biddle et al 1 compared compensation insurance data on work-related health problems in Michigan, United States, to occupational diseases notifi ed by health professionals, and found that 55% of workers with these diseases did not seek insurance. Morse et al 9 observed that only 7% of work-related musculoskeletal diseases were registered in the compensation insurance records as work-related health problems in Connecticut, United States, between 1995 and 2001.…”

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Doenças do trabalho e benefícios previdenciários relacionados à saúde, Bahia, 2000

Souza¹,

Santana

Albuquerque-Oliveira

et al. 2008

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To estimate the contribution of work-related diseases to sick leaves due to general and occupational health problems. METHODS:Sociodemographic, occupational and health data from 29,658 records of temporary disability benefits, granted on account of health problems by the Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (National Institute of Social Security) in the state of Bahia (Northeastern Brazil), were analyzed. All constant ICD-10 clinical diagnoses were taken into consideration, except for those referring to external causes and factors that infl uence contact with health services. The link between diagnosis and occupation was based on the ICD-10 code and whether the type of compensation was due to a "work-related accident/disease" or not. RESULTS:From all the benefi ts, 3.1% were granted due to work-related diseases: 70% were musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases, while 14.5% were related to the nervous system. In general, benefi ts granted at more than two times the expected frequency were as follows: tenosynovitis in the manufacturing sector (Proportion Ratio-PR=2.70), carpal tunnel syndrome in the fi nancial intermediation sector (PR=2.43), and lumbar disc degeneration in the transportation, postal service and telecommunications sectors (PR=2.17). However, no causal connection could be established for these diseases, in these activity sectors, in a signifi cant percentage of benefi ts. CONCLUSIONS:Results suggest the existence of possible occupational risk factors for diseases in these fi elds of activity, as well as the underreporting of the link between diseases and work, thus disguising the responsibility of companies and the perspective of prevention through work reorganization.

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Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorder reports by year, type, and industrial sector: A capture-recapture analysis

Abstract: Upper-extremity MSD appears to be significantly under-reported, and rates are not decreasing over time. Capture-recapture methods provide an improved surveillance method for monitoring temporal trends in injury rates.

Cited by 85 publications

References 36 publications

Sickness benefit claims due to mental disorders in Brazil: associations in a population-based study

Sickness benefit claims due to mental disorders in Brazil: associations in a population-based study

Patterns of biomechanical demands are associated with musculoskeletal pain in the beginning of professional life: a population-based study

Doenças do trabalho e benefícios previdenciários relacionados à saúde, Bahia, 2000

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