TY - JOUR 
A1 - Martín Prieto, Sergio
AU - Álvarez Peregrina, Cristina
AU - Thuissard Vasallo, Israel John
AU - Catalina Romero, Carlos
AU - Calvo Bonacho, Eva
AU - Villa Collar, César
AU - Sánchez Tena, Miguel Ángel
T1 - Description of Main Predictors for Taking Sick Leave Associated with Work-Related Eye Injuries in Spain
Y1 - 2021
SN - 1660-4601

UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/10051
AB - 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.
KW - Lesiones oculares
KW - Factores de riesgo
KW - Oftalmología
KW - Enfermedad profesional
KW - Gestión del personal
LA - eng
ER -