Sickness absence and disability pension after carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis: A register-based study of patients and matched references in Sweden.
Scand J Public Health
; 50(4): 471-481, 2022 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Aims:
The aim of this study was to examine sickness absence and disability pension (SA/DP) during working lifespan among individuals diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and their matched references, accounting for sociodemographic factors.Methods:
We used a register cohort of 78,040 individuals aged 19-60 years when diagnosed with CTS in secondary health care (hospitals and outpatient specialist health care) and their 390,199 matched references from the general population in 2001-2010. Sociodemographic factors and SA/DP net days during a three-year follow-up were included. Negative binomial regression was used.Results:
For those not on DP at inclusion, the average number of SA/DP days per person-year was 58 days (95% confidence interval (CI) 56-60 days) among individuals with CTS and 20 days (95% CI 19-21 days) among the matched references. Among both groups, these numbers increased with age and were higher among women than among men. The rate ratio (RR) of SA/DP days was threefold higher among people with CTS than among the matched references (adjusted RR=3.00, 95% CI 2.91-3.10) Moreover, compared to the matched references, the RR for SA/DP was higher among men with CTS (RR=3.86, 95% CI 3.61-4.13) than among women with CTS (RR=2.69, 95% CI 2.59-2.78). The association between CTS and the number of SA/DP days was smaller among older age groups. Sociodemographic factors were similarly associated with SA/DP among people with and without CTS.Conclusions:
Numbers of SA/DP days were higher among people with CTS than their matched references in all age groups, particularly among individuals in their early work careers, highlighting public-health relevance of the findings.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano
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Personas con Discapacidad
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA SOCIAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia