Descriptive study of sickness absence in Spanish regions in 2018: database study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To provide a wide and thorough description of sickness absence (SA) in Spain, focussing on the different regions of the country and the main characteristics of SA.

Methods

A study of the SA spells in Spain, managed by the medical units of the National Institute of Social Security in 2018. The geographical scope of this observational study is the regions (Autonomous Community). Incidence, prevalence, and average duration SA in employees and self-employed are described. The study also describes the differences between non-work-related SA and work-related SA. In age and sex variables, the incidence and the average duration are described. The average duration by Diagnostic Chapters (International Classification of Diseases, 10^th Revision (ICD-10)) and the h

SUBMITTER: Alba-Jurado ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7604840 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature