Titre
Surveillance programme for uncompensated work-related diseases in France.
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Valenty, M.
Auteure/Auteur
Homère, J.
Auteure/Auteur
Lemaitre, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Plaine, J.
Auteure/Auteur
Ruhlman, M.
Auteure/Auteur
Cohidon, C.
Auteure/Auteur
Imbernon, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
1471-8405
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2015-11
Volume
65
Numéro
8
Première page
642
Dernière page/numéro d’article
650
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The surveillance programme for uncompensated work-related diseases (UWRDs) in France relies on a network of occupational physicians (OPs) who volunteer to report all UWRDs diagnosed during a biannual 2-week observation period.
To describe this programme and the usefulness of its results.
During the observation period, OPs record job title and employment sector for each worker. For each potential UWRD, they complete a one-page report form.
Between 2007 and 2012, the number of reporting OPs ranged from 705 to 965 and they saw between 78884 and 114154 employees annually. The UWRD incidence rate reports varied from 5 to 5.3% for men and from 6.5 to 7.7% for women, with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) being most frequent, followed by mental ill-health. Incidence rates, except for hearing loss, were higher for women than men in all categories and, in 2012, were twice as high for women (3.1%) as for men (1.4%) for mental ill-health. Incidence rates in every category increased with age up to 54 years. The highest rates for MSDs were observed among blue-collar workers (6.9% in women and 4% in men in 2012) and the lowest rates in professionals/managers (1.1 and 0.4%, respectively). Conversely, the latter had the highest incidence of mental health disorders (5.9 and 3.3%).
This 'Fortnight' protocol provides useful data on the frequency of diseases linked to employment and allows us to estimate the incidence of UWRDs, whether recognized as compensable or not, as well as their trends over time.
To describe this programme and the usefulness of its results.
During the observation period, OPs record job title and employment sector for each worker. For each potential UWRD, they complete a one-page report form.
Between 2007 and 2012, the number of reporting OPs ranged from 705 to 965 and they saw between 78884 and 114154 employees annually. The UWRD incidence rate reports varied from 5 to 5.3% for men and from 6.5 to 7.7% for women, with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) being most frequent, followed by mental ill-health. Incidence rates, except for hearing loss, were higher for women than men in all categories and, in 2012, were twice as high for women (3.1%) as for men (1.4%) for mental ill-health. Incidence rates in every category increased with age up to 54 years. The highest rates for MSDs were observed among blue-collar workers (6.9% in women and 4% in men in 2012) and the lowest rates in professionals/managers (1.1 and 0.4%, respectively). Conversely, the latter had the highest incidence of mental health disorders (5.9 and 3.3%).
This 'Fortnight' protocol provides useful data on the frequency of diseases linked to employment and allows us to estimate the incidence of UWRDs, whether recognized as compensable or not, as well as their trends over time.
Sujets
PID Serval
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PMID
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2017-11-07T09:16:00.171Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T01:27:04Z