La Fibromialgia en la jurisprudencia Española. Herramienta FMCheck de Valoración / Fibromyalgia in de Spanish caselaw. FM-Check Assessment Tool

La fibromialgia se define como un estado doloroso generalizado que no afecta a las articulaciones, sino a zonas musculares y raquis con una exagerada sensibilidad a la presión en unos puntos determinados, así lo recoge la Organización Mundial de la Salud desde 1992, incluyéndola en el CIE-10 con el código M79.0.Especialmente compleja es la valoración de sus limitaciones desde el punto de vista clínico, social, laboral o pericial. Esta complejidad trasciende al ámbito médico-legal y se refleja en las cuantiosas sentencias recogidas (más de 30.000), de las que el 96% se corresponden con el área de lo Social y en los conceptos de Limitación e Incapacidad laboral. La herramienta FM-Check puede servir de apoyo para una valoración homogénea, integral y objetiva, evitando inequidades. Puede complementarse con otras en función del destino de la valoración y calificación al que se encamine al paciente/trabajador afectado..(AU)

Fibromyalgia was defined in 1992 by the World Health Organization as a general painful state that does not affect the joints, but muscle areas and rachis with an exaggerated sensitivity to pressure at specific points and was included in the ICD-10 with M79.0 code. Especially complex is the valuation of its limitations both in terms of clinical, social,occupational, or expert view. This complexity transcends the forensic field and is reflected in the substantial sentences collected (over 30,000), of which 96% correspond to the area of the Social and concepts of limitation and disability. The FM-Check tool can support for seamless, omprehensive and objective assessment,avoiding inequities. It can be complemented with other depending on the destination of the assessment and qualification to which the patient / affected worker is heading..(AU)

Consumo de alcohol en trabajadores españoles del sector servicios: variables sociodemográficas y laborales implicadas / Alcohol consumption in occupational environment: Relationshipwith socio-demographic and labour factors

INTRODUCCIÓN: El consumo de alcohol y drogas tiene una elevada prevalência en población general y entre trabajadores, repercutiendo en la salud laboral con incremento de enfermedades relacionadas con su consumo, accidentes laborales, absentismo, conflictividad laboral, incapacidades laborales y disminución de la productividad. MÉTODO: Estudio realizado en 7.644 trabajadores del sector servicios estableciendo relaciones entre consumo de alcohol y variables sociodemográficas: edad, sexo, nivel académico, clase social y tipo de trabajo realizado. RESULTADOS: El mayor porcentaje de bebedores de riesgo se encuentra en la clase social más baja (65,7% en mujeres y 96,7% en hombres), blue collar (53,7% en mujeres y 88,5% en hombres) y no universitarios (80,6% en mujeres y 95,9% en hombres). Son más frecuentes entre 41-50 años en las mujeres (62,7%) y 51-60 años en los hombres (71,3%). El consumo medio semanal en UBE (Unidades de Bebida Estándar) es superior en las mujeres y hombres de menor clase social y blue collar, y en las mujeres universitarias y hombres con estudios primarios. CONCLUSIONES: Realizar políticas preventivas sobre consumo alcohólico en medio laboral requiere el máximo conocimiento de los aspectos con mayor repercusión en este tema, apoyo formativo y abordaje asistencial de los trabajadores afectados.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of alcohol consumption and other drugs is high in the general population, and also among the labour population, affecting specifically the occupational health by increasing alcohol consumption-related diseases, work injuries, absenteeism, disability, work conflicts and reduced productivity. METHOD: A study has been conducted with 7.644 service workers to establish the relationship between alcohol consumption and socio demographic variables such as age, sex, educational level, social class and type of work performed. RESULTS: The highest percentage of heavy and abusive drinkers is in the lowest social class (65,7% in women and 96,7% in men), blue collar (53,7% in women and 88,5% in men) and non-college graduates (80,6% in women and 95,9% men). By age, this high risk drinker, are more frequent in the group 41-50 years among women (62,7%) and 51-60 years in men (71,3%). The average weekly consumption in UBE is higher in women and men of lower social class, blue collar, college women and men with primary education level. CONCLUSIONS: To implement preventive policies on alcohol consumption in the workplace is requires the maximum knowledge of the factors with the greatest impact, to enhance the implementation of prevention programs, training support, and clinical management of the affected workers.

Consumo de alcohol en población trabajadora española y repercusiones metabólicas / Alcohol consumption in the Spanish working population and metabolic repercussion

Objetivos: identificar diferencias en indicadores analíticos y de síndrome metabólico entre consumidores o no consumidores de alcohol y población trabajadora española como base para planificar actuaciones preventivas en las empresas. Métodos: estudio descriptivo realizado en 929 personas del sector de servicios en España, sin selección previa. Se valoró el consumo de alcohol referido y se relacionó con indicadores del síndrome metabólico, hepáticos, de obesidad, con edad y sexo. Las diferencias entre las medias se valoraron mediante la prueba t student y las diferencias en las proporciones mediante tablas de contingencia. Resultados: participaron 546 (58,77 %) hombres y 383 (41,23 %) mujeres, media de edad 45 años. Menor consumo de alcohol en mujeres. No se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los indicadores analíticos en relación con el consumo de alcohol. Es importante valorar la tendencia positiva en las concentraciones de triglicéridos y el síndrome metabólico en mujeres (p= 0,007). Conclusiones: los resultados obtenidos orientan a realizar estudios más precisos y con mayor tamaño muestral en apoyo a políticas preventivas de consumo de alcohol y mejora de la salud de los trabajadores.

Objectives: to identify differences in analytical indicators and in metabolic syndromes between alcohol consumers and non-consumers and the Spanish working population as a basis of planning preventive actions in companies. Methods: descriptive study conducted in 929 persons from the service sector in Spain, without being previously selected. The alcohol consumption was assessed and compared with metabolic syndrome, hepatic, obesity, age and sex indicators. Mean differences were assessed with Student's t test and the differences in proportions through the contingency tables. Results: five hundred and forty six (58.77 %) men and three hundred and eighty three (41.23 %) women, 45 years-old as average, participated. Lower alcohol consumption in women was observed. Statistically significant differences were not observed in the analytical indicators with respect to alcohol consumption. There was positive tendency to be taken into account in the triglyceride concentrations and the metabolic syndrome in women (p= 0,007). Conclusions: the achieved results advice the conduction of more precise studies with larger samples to support alcohol consumption prevention policies and to improve the health of workers.

La incapacidad temporal en España por algunas enfermedades psiquiátricas. (Trastornos esquizofrénicos, trastorno bipolar y trastornos ansiosos, depresivos y adaptativos) / Sick leaves caused by psychiatric diseases in Spain during 2011

Background: Psychiatric and mood disorders may hamper the efficiency of workers and cause absenteeism. Material and Methods: Revision of sick leaves related to schizophrenia, bipolar diseases, anxiety, depression and adaptive disorders that were granted in Spain in the period January- December 2011. The mean number of days off work for each disease and the costs per each labor day lost were calculated. Results: The total number of labor days lost for schizophrenia, bipolar diseases and mood disorders were 72,831; 899,107 and 3,666,055 days, respectively. The mean duration of sick leaves for the same diagnoses were 84; 100 and 64 days/year respectively. The total indirect costs of sick leaves for psychiatric diseases during 2011 were € 100 million approximately, corresponding to 4% of costs for all diseases. Conclusions: The high costs of absenteeism derived from psychiatric diseases should prompt measures to promote a better adaptation to work environments of people suffering these ailments.