Cost of Temporary Work Disability Due to Musculoskeletal Diseases in Spain

To estimate the annual cost of temporary work disability (TWD) caused by musculoskeletal diseases (MDs) in Spain and its variations between regions (autonomous communities: ACs) and paying institutions. Descriptive study of the costs of MD-related TWD in ACs in 2007. The Spanish National Institute o...

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Published inReumatologia clinica Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 109 - 112
Main Authors Lázaro, Pablo, Parody, Elizabeth, García-Vicuña, Rosario, Gabriele, Giovanna, Jover, Juan Ángel, Sevilla, Jordi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Spain Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.03.2014
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Summary:To estimate the annual cost of temporary work disability (TWD) caused by musculoskeletal diseases (MDs) in Spain and its variations between regions (autonomous communities: ACs) and paying institutions. Descriptive study of the costs of MD-related TWD in ACs in 2007. The Spanish National Institute of Social Security (NISS) provided aggregate data. Extrapolations to the rest of the TWD payers (mutual societies and employers) were used. MDs were the leading cause of TWD in Spain in 2007, causing 908781 episodes of TWD (18% of the total), 39342857 lost working days (23%), and a cost of 1702 million euros (23%). The annual incidence of TWD episodes per 1000 employed was 45. The cost per TWD process was 1873 €, ranging from 1391 € (La Rioja) to 2429 € (The Basque Country). MDs produce annually in Spain over 39 million days lost by TWD with a cost of over 1700 million euros. Regions observed wide variations of the TWD cost. Estimar el coste anual de la incapacidad temporal (IT) ocasionada por las enfermedades musculoesqueléticas (EME) en España y su variabilidad entre comunidades autónomas (CC. AA.) y entidades pagadoras. Estudio descriptivo de costes por IT debida a EME en las CC. AA. en el 2007. Se utilizaron datos agregados del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (INSS) y extrapolaciones a las entidades que realizan el pago de la IT (INSS, mutuas y empresas). Las EME fueron la primera causa de IT en España en 2007, produciendo 908.781 episodios de IT (18% del total), 39.342.857 días de baja (23%) y 1.702 millones de euros de coste (23%). La incidencia anual de procesos de IT por EME por cada 1.000 personas ocupadas fue de 45. El coste por proceso de IT fue de 1.873 oscilando entre un mínimo de 1.391 € (La Rioja) y un máximo de 2.429 € (País Vasco). Las EME producen anualmente en España más de 39 millones de días de baja por IT, con un coste superior a 1.700 millones de euros. El coste de la IT tiene una amplia variabilidad entre CC. AA.
ISSN:2173-5743
2173-5743
1885-1398
DOI:10.1016/j.reumae.2013.12.016