RT Journal Article
T1 Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain
A1 Alba Jurado, Matilde Leonor
A1 Aguado Benedí, María José
A1 Moreno-Morales, Noelia
A1 Labajos-Manzanares, María Teresa
A1 Martín-Valero, Rocío
K1 Salud laboral
K1 Trabajadores - Derechos
AB The occupation of a worker is a determining factor of sickness absence (SA) and caninfluence both the beginning and continuation of the latter. This study describes SA in Spain,separately in the different Autonomous Communities (AC) in relation to the occupation of workers,with the aim of determining the possible differences in its frequency and duration, relating it also tothe diagnosis. A total of 6,543,307 workers, aged 16 years and older, who had at least one episodeof SA in the year 2019, constituted the study sample. The obtained results indicate that SA is morefrequent and shorter in more elemental occupations. The average duration increases with age and islonger in women, except in technical and administrative occupations, where there is no gender divide.Sickness absences caused by musculoskeletal and mental disorders are more frequent in the loweroccupational classes, although their average duration is shorter than in other, more qualified groups.The ACs with shorter duration in almost all the occupational groups are Madrid, Navarre and theBasque Country. In conclusion, SA is more frequent and shorter in lower occupational classes.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35043
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35043
LA eng
NO Alba-Jurado, M. L., Aguado-Benedí, M. J., Moreno-Morales, N., Labajos-Manzanares, M. T., & Martín-Valero, R. (2021). Occupation and Sickness Absence in the Different Autonomous Communities of Spain. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(21), 11453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111453
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026