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Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain

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  • Sergio Martín-Prieto

    (Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina

    (Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Israel Thuissard-Vassallo

    (Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Carlos Catalina-Romero

    (Ibermutua (Mutual Collaborator of Social Security nº 274), 28043 Madrid, Spain)

  • Eva Calvo-Bonacho

    (Ibermutua (Mutual Collaborator of Social Security nº 274), 28043 Madrid, Spain)

  • César Villa-Collar

    (Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena

    (Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

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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  • Sergio Martín-Prieto & Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina & Israel Thuissard-Vassallo & Carlos Catalina-Romero & Eva Calvo-Bonacho & César Villa-Collar & Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena, 2021. "Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5157-:d:553548
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    1. Fabriziomaria Gobba & Enrico Dall’Olio & Alberto Modenese & Michele De Maria & Luca Campi & Gian Maria Cavallini, 2017. "Work-Related Eye Injuries: A Relevant Health Problem. Main Epidemiological Data from a Highly-Industrialized Area of Northern Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Sergio Martín-Prieto & Cristina Álvarez-Peregrina & Israel Thuissard-Vassallo & Carlos Catalina-Romero & Eva Calvo-Bonacho & César Villa-Collar & Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena, 2020. "Eye Injuries Epidemiology Description in a Working Population over 10 Years in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-8, June.
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