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      Discapacidad laboral por dolor lumbar: Estudio caso control en Santiago de Chile Translated title: Work disability for lower back pain: Case control study in Santiago

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          Antecedentes. La discapacidad laboral por dolor lumbar causa ausencia laboral y gastos económicos. Se ha responsabilizado su presencia a condiciones del entorno laboral y a la manipulación manual de cargas (MMC). Se evaluó la asociación entre niveles de exposición laboral a MMC y presencia de discapacidad en trabajadores protegidos por ley laboral en Santiago de Chile. Material y Método. Estudio Caso Control. Exposición y covariables de interés fueron medidas en puesto de trabajo. Los análisis incluyeron Modelos de Regresión Logística Múltiple. Resultados. La exposición a MMC moderada muestra OR: 1,62 (IC95%:0,61-4,33), la exposición a MMC alta y muy alta muestra OR de 2,75 (IC95%:1,08-6,95). Discusión. Existe una importante magnitud y gradiente de asociación entre MMC y discapacidad. Variables psicosociales, organizacionales e individuales también explican el fenómeno. Se sugiere rediseñar las estrategias nacionales para prevenir riesgos laborales relacionados con discapacidad por dolor lumbar.

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          Background: Work disability due to low back pain causes lost productivity and economic expense. It has been blamed on the working environment and the manual handling of loads (MHL). The link between levels of work exposure to MHL and the disability of workers protected by labor law was evaluated in Santiago, Chile. Materials and Method: Case-control study. Exposure and study co-variables were measured in the workplace. The analyses included multiple logistic regression models. Result and Discussion: Exposure to moderate MHL shows an OR: 1.62 (95% CI: 0.61-4.33), high and very high exposure to MHL shows an OR of 2.75 (95% CI: 1.08-6.95), controlled by psychosocial, organizational and individual aspects. There is a significant magnitude and gradient of association between MHL and disability. Psychosocial, organizational and individual variables also explain the phenomenon. It is suggested that national strategies be redesigned to prevent the occupational risks related to disability due to low back pain.

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            Risk factors associated with the transition from acute to chronic occupational back pain.

            A prospective cohort study was conducted on workers claiming earnings-related compensation for low back pain. Information obtained at the time of the initial claim was linked to compensation status (still claiming or not claiming) 3 months later. To identify individual, psychosocial, and workplace risk factors associated with the transition from acute to chronic occupational back pain. Despite the magnitude of the economic and social costs associated with chronic occupational back pain, few prospective studies have investigated risk factors identifiable in the acute stage. At the time of the initial compensation claim, a self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on a wide range of risk factors. Then 3 months later, chronicity was determined from claimants' computerized records. The findings showed that 3 months after the initial assessment, 204 of the recruited 854 claimants (23.9%) still were receiving compensation payments. A combined multiple regression model of individual, psychosocial, and workplace risk factors demonstrated that severe leg pain (odds ratio [OR], 1.9), obesity (OR, 1.7), all three Oswestry Disability Index categories above minimal disability (OR, 3.1-4), a General Health Questionnaire score of at least 6 (OR, 1.9), unavailability of light duties on return to work (OR, 1.7), and a job requirement of lifting for three fourths of the day or more all were significant, independent determinants of chronicity (P < 0.05). Simple self-report measures of individual, psychosocial, and workplace factors administered when earnings-related compensation for back pain is claimed initially can identify individuals with increased odds for development of chronic occupational disability.
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                Ciencia & trabajo
                Cienc Trab.
                Fundación Científica y Tecnológica. Asociación Chilena de Seguridad
                0718-2449
                December 2015
                : 17
                : 54
                : 193-201
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad de La Frontera Chile
                [2 ] Universidad de Santiago de Chile Chile
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                S0718-24492015000300007
                22ffd267-c4ec-4df5-8276-09aee68a02fa

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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                Salud ocupacional,Dolor lumbar,Factor de riesgo,Discapacidad laboral,Occupational health,Low back pain,Risk factor,Sick Leave

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