OBJECTIVE: To describe the Work Disability (WD) Profiles Lengths issued according to diagnostic in Usera's Sanitary District of Madrid, and compare them with recommended standards obtained with different methodology (consensual-practical experience) by several authors. METHOD: A descriptive study of 3555 WD informed by 31 general practitioners during 1992. Variables were achieved from P-14 registers, using by Medical Inspection. Diagnoses were processed according to CIPSAP-2-Def. The results were compared with recommended standards lengths proposed by INSALUD Experts Commission, (consensus) and with another obtained by practical experience by others. RESULTS: Grate variability in day's lengths of WD were observed (mean average = 45.1 +/- 79.7 days; medium = 16 days; mode = 4 days). Respiratory diseases score for the highest frequency (20.6%) while Muscle skeletics accounts for more days out of work (23.1% of working days lost). Applying to our study the intervals of lengths days proposed by the INSALUD (consensus), up to 75% of potential long-lasting and only 25% of short-lasting processes could be included. Nevertheless, a higher concordance is observed when they are compared with other authors with a similar methodology. CONCLUSIONS: The recommended lengths standards of work disability established by the INSALUD are difficult to be achieved in actual practice.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the Work Disability (WD) Profiles Lengths issued according to diagnostic in Usera's Sanitary District of Madrid, and compare them with recommended standards obtained with different methodology (consensual-practical experience) by several authors. METHOD: A descriptive study of 3555 WD informed by 31 general practitioners during 1992. Variables were achieved from P-14 registers, using by Medical Inspection. Diagnoses were processed according to CIPSAP-2-Def. The results were compared with recommended standards lengths proposed by INSALUD Experts Commission, (consensus) and with another obtained by practical experience by others. RESULTS: Grate variability in day's lengths of WD were observed (mean average = 45.1 +/- 79.7 days; medium = 16 days; mode = 4 days). Respiratory diseases score for the highest frequency (20.6%) while Muscle skeletics accounts for more days out of work (23.1% of working days lost). Applying to our study the intervals of lengths days proposed by the INSALUD (consensus), up to 75% of potential long-lasting and only 25% of short-lasting processes could be included. Nevertheless, a higher concordance is observed when they are compared with other authors with a similar methodology. CONCLUSIONS: The recommended lengths standards of work disability established by the INSALUD are difficult to be achieved in actual practice.
Authors: A M García-Díaz; S Pértega-Díaz; S Pita-Fernández; C Santos-García; J Vázquez-Vázquez Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2006-01 Impact factor: 1.137