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Work disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders among Brazilian private sector workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) granted to Brazilian private sector workers.

Methods

This was a population-based epidemiological study of MSD-related benefits among registered private sector workers (n=32?959?329). The prevalence (benefits/10?000 workers/year) of work disability benefits was calculated by gender, age, state, Human Development Index (HDI), economic activity, MSD type and work-relatedness.

Results

The prevalence of MSD-related benefits in Brazil among registered private sector workers in 2008 was 93.6/10?000 workers. The prevalence increased with age, and was higher for women (112.2) than for men (88.1), although the former had shorter benefit duration. The gender-adjusted prevalence by state varied from 16.6 to 90.3 for non-work-related, and from 7.8 to 59.6 for work-related benefits. The Brazilian states with a high-very high HDI had the highest prevalence. The top four most common types of MSD-related benefits were due to back pain, intervertebral disc disorders, sinovitis/tenosynovitis and shoulder disorders.

Conclusion

MSD is a frequent cause of work disability in Brazil. There were differences in prevalence among economic activities and between states grouped by HDI. This study demonstrates that further evaluation of the contributing factors associated with MSD-related disability benefits is required. Factors that should be considered include production processes, political organisation, socioeconomic and educational characteristics, the compensation and recording systems, and employee-employer power relationships. These factors may play an important role in the prevalence of MSD-related disability benefits, especially in countries with large socioeconomic iniquities such as Brazil.

SUBMITTER: Vieira ER

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3191405 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Work disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders among Brazilian private sector workers.

Vieira E R ER Albuquerque-Oliveira P R PR Barbosa-Branco A A

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<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) granted to Brazilian private sector workers.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a population-based epidemiological study of MSD-related benefits among registered private sector workers (n=32 959 329). The prevalence (benefits/10 000 workers/year) of work disability benefits was calculated by gender, age, state, Human Development Index (HDI), economic activity, MSD type and work-rel ...[more]

PMID: 22021719

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Work disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders among Brazilian private sector workers.

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Work disability benefits due to musculoskeletal disorders among Brazilian private sector workers.

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