Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain
Recent studies in Spain have shown that males, younger workers, and people involved in manual jobs had the highest risk of suffering a work-related eye injury (WREI). This study aims to assess the predictors of sick leave associated with WREI and to compare them with risk factors of initial injury....
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doaj-792f43ff023b4d95bed47e33f3a0e0032021-05-31T23:53:02ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-05-01185157515710.3390/ijerph18105157Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in SpainSergio Martín-Prieto0Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina1Israel Thuissard-Vassallo2Carlos Catalina-Romero3Eva Calvo-Bonacho4César Villa-Collar5Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena6Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainIbermutua (Mutual Collaborator of Social Security nº 274), 28043 Madrid, SpainIbermutua (Mutual Collaborator of Social Security nº 274), 28043 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainRecent studies in Spain have shown that males, younger workers, and people involved in manual jobs had the highest risk of suffering a work-related eye injury (WREI). This study aims to assess the predictors of sick leave associated with WREI and to compare them with risk factors of initial injury. A retrospective and descriptive study of WREI that causes sick leave of one or more days among workers from an insurance labor mutual company in Spain was conducted over a period from 2008 to 2018. The variables of the study were sex, age, occupation, and type of injury. A total of 9352 (18.6% of 50,265 WREI) cases and 113,395 total days of sick leave were observed, with an estimated EUR 4,994,009.59 of associated labor cost. The main predictors of sick leave related to WREI were found to be female (highest incidence; 25.9 (95% CI (24.8–27.1))), >55 years of age (highest incidence; 20.5 (95% CI (19.3–21.7))), not working in the industry (lowest incidence; 13.8 (95% CI (13.3–14.2))), and not suffering “other disorders of conjunctiva” (lowest incidence; 5.7 (95% CI (4.7–6.8))). The consequences associated with WREI are worse for female and older workers, despite the main risk of suffering WREI being observed in males and younger workers.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5157work-related eye injuriessick leaveoccupational injuriesinjury epidemiologyocular injurieslabor absence costs |
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Sergio Martín-Prieto Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina Israel Thuissard-Vassallo Carlos Catalina-Romero Eva Calvo-Bonacho César Villa-Collar Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health work-related eye injuries sick leave occupational injuries injury epidemiology ocular injuries labor absence costs |
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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain |
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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain |
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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain |
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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain |
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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain |
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description of main predictors for taking sick leave associated with work-related eye injuries in spain |
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Recent studies in Spain have shown that males, younger workers, and people involved in manual jobs had the highest risk of suffering a work-related eye injury (WREI). This study aims to assess the predictors of sick leave associated with WREI and to compare them with risk factors of initial injury. A retrospective and descriptive study of WREI that causes sick leave of one or more days among workers from an insurance labor mutual company in Spain was conducted over a period from 2008 to 2018. The variables of the study were sex, age, occupation, and type of injury. A total of 9352 (18.6% of 50,265 WREI) cases and 113,395 total days of sick leave were observed, with an estimated EUR 4,994,009.59 of associated labor cost. The main predictors of sick leave related to WREI were found to be female (highest incidence; 25.9 (95% CI (24.8–27.1))), >55 years of age (highest incidence; 20.5 (95% CI (19.3–21.7))), not working in the industry (lowest incidence; 13.8 (95% CI (13.3–14.2))), and not suffering “other disorders of conjunctiva” (lowest incidence; 5.7 (95% CI (4.7–6.8))). The consequences associated with WREI are worse for female and older workers, despite the main risk of suffering WREI being observed in males and younger workers. |
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work-related eye injuries sick leave occupational injuries injury epidemiology ocular injuries labor absence costs |
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