Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain

The occupation of a worker is a determining factor of sickness absence (SA) and can influence both the beginning and continuation of the latter. This study describes SA in Spain, separately in the different Autonomous Communities (AC) in relation to the occupation of workers, with the aim of determi...

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Autores principales:	Matilde Leonor Alba-Jurado, María José Aguado-Benedí, Noelia Moreno-Morales, Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares, Rocío Martín-Valero
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sickness absence occupation health occupational class Autonomous Community Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a81dcdc6f26a4d468ea2a71ff5ff77ca2021-11-11T16:34:38ZOccupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain10.3390/ijerph1821114531660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a81dcdc6f26a4d468ea2a71ff5ff77ca2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11453https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The occupation of a worker is a determining factor of sickness absence (SA) and can influence both the beginning and continuation of the latter. This study describes SA in Spain, separately in the different Autonomous Communities (AC) in relation to the occupation of workers, with the aim of determining the possible differences in its frequency and duration, relating it also to the diagnosis. A total of 6,543,307 workers, aged 16 years and older, who had at least one episode of SA in the year 2019, constituted the study sample. The obtained results indicate that SA is more frequent and shorter in more elemental occupations. The average duration increases with age and is longer in women, except in technical and administrative occupations, where there is no gender divide. Sickness absences caused by musculoskeletal and mental disorders are more frequent in the lower occupational classes, although their average duration is shorter than in other, more qualified groups. The ACs with shorter duration in almost all the occupational groups are Madrid, Navarre and the Basque Country. In conclusion, SA is more frequent and shorter in lower occupational classes.Matilde Leonor Alba-JuradoMaría José Aguado-BenedíNoelia Moreno-MoralesMaria Teresa Labajos-ManzanaresRocío Martín-ValeroMDPI AGarticlesickness absenceoccupation healthoccupational classAutonomous CommunityMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11453, p 11453 (2021)
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spellingShingle	sickness absence occupation health occupational class Autonomous Community Medicine R Matilde Leonor Alba-Jurado María José Aguado-Benedí Noelia Moreno-Morales Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares Rocío Martín-Valero Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
description	The occupation of a worker is a determining factor of sickness absence (SA) and can influence both the beginning and continuation of the latter. This study describes SA in Spain, separately in the different Autonomous Communities (AC) in relation to the occupation of workers, with the aim of determining the possible differences in its frequency and duration, relating it also to the diagnosis. A total of 6,543,307 workers, aged 16 years and older, who had at least one episode of SA in the year 2019, constituted the study sample. The obtained results indicate that SA is more frequent and shorter in more elemental occupations. The average duration increases with age and is longer in women, except in technical and administrative occupations, where there is no gender divide. Sickness absences caused by musculoskeletal and mental disorders are more frequent in the lower occupational classes, although their average duration is shorter than in other, more qualified groups. The ACs with shorter duration in almost all the occupational groups are Madrid, Navarre and the Basque Country. In conclusion, SA is more frequent and shorter in lower occupational classes.
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author	Matilde Leonor Alba-Jurado María José Aguado-Benedí Noelia Moreno-Morales Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares Rocío Martín-Valero
author_facet	Matilde Leonor Alba-Jurado María José Aguado-Benedí Noelia Moreno-Morales Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares Rocío Martín-Valero
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title	Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
title_short	Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
title_full	Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
title_fullStr	Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
title_full_unstemmed	Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
title_sort	occupation and sickness absence in the different autonomous communities of spain
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain

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