ArticleLa Medicina del lavoro2019
A hospital occupational diseases unit: an experience to increase the recognition of occupational disease.
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- Outcome of the Compensation Process Initiated by an Occupational and Environmental Diseases Center.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- A Multicenter Study to Assess a Systematic Screening of Occupational Exposures in Lung Cancer Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnder-reporting and recognition of occupational diseases is a problem in countries with workers' compensation schemes.
objectiveTo describe the role of a public hospital Occupational Disease Unit (ODU) in Barcelona that resulted in improved reporting and official recognition of occupational diseases from 2010 to 2017.
methodsHospital physicians referred possible cases of work-related disease to the ODU, where in-depth medical evaluations were then performed, and a detailed report addressing causation was generated. Patients with confirmed cases of occupational disease were counselled and followed while pursuing official recognition and benefits claims by the Spanish Social Security System.
resultsBetween 2010 and 2017, 149 cases were referred to the ODU for evaluation. Of these, 80 (53.7%) were confirmed to have an occupational disease, 54 (67.5%) patients pursued official recognition, and to date 26 (48.1%) have been recognized by the Social Security System. The recognition rate varied by diagnosis group (p=0.003), and was highest for skin diseases (71.4%) and cancer (66.7%), and lowest for hearing loss (29.4%) and musculoskeletal disorders (16.7%).
conclusionsA hospital ODU can improve reporting and official recognition of occupational diseases that otherwise might not have been recognized. Expanding this experience to other Spanish and European hospitals could improve the efficiency of workers' compensation schemes and better support preventive policies.
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