Assessment of socioeconomic impact of rheumatological care to patients with temporary work disability of musculoskeletal origi
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal disorders causing temporary work disability.Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN38768940
- Lead Sponsor
- The Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13077
The issue of a ?common diseases? temporary work disability initiation form, with an MSD-related cause reported by the primary care physician. The MSD-related causes included the following:
1. All arthropathies
2. Connective tissue disorders
3. Back disorders
4. Soft-tissue rheumatisms
5. Bone and cartilage disorders
6. Musculoskeletal pain not caused by cancer
7. Nerve entrapment syndromes
1. Patients who had ?common diseases? temporary work disability form with an MSD-related cause resulting from trauma or surgery.
2. Patients who had ?work accidents? or ?professional diseases? noted on the temporary work disability initiation form. Work accidents are primarily sudden, external, violent causes of disease occurring at work or during travel to work, and they represent less than 27% of cases of temporary work disability. Professional diseases include silicosis, asbestos-related mesotelioma, and noise-induced hearing loss, and they represent less than 1% of cases of temporary work disability.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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