[Description of dysphonia cases assisted in a mutua in 2013].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To describe a case series of patients with dysphonia evaluated in a national Spanish mutua.

METHODS:

Computerized medical records of 2013 were reviewed and 129 patients with diagnoses compatible with dysphonia were identified.

RESULTS:

Eighty-six (67%) of the 129 cases were recognized as occupational diseases, three cases were considered as occupational injuries (two with a diagnosis of Reinke's edema) and the remaining 40 cases were considered to not be work-related. Most of the cases (90%) occurred in women between the ages of 30 and 49 years. Ninety-three percent of the cases diagnosed as occupational diseases underwent speech therapy and, of these, 72% were cured. The majority of the cases (61%) occurred in teachers. Average duration of sickness absence, among those patients who took it, was 113.5 days.

CONCLUSIONS:

All cases reported as occupational disease met the criteria set by the Spanish legislation (RD 1299/2006). Non-occupational diseases were referred to the national health service. Customized speech therapy was effective for most of the patients. The average duration of sick leave in our series was high.

• Authors: M Jesús Rodríguez Bayarri, Joan Oliveres Verges, Carlos Linares Salas, Enrique Martínez Llorente, Dulce Puget Bosch
• Journal: Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales (Arch Prev Riesgos Labor) 2015 Jan-Mar Vol. 18 Issue 1 Pg. 12-6 ISSN: 1138-9672 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Descripción de los casos de disfonías atendidos en una mutua durante el año 2013.
• PMID: 25584876 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright belongs to the Societat Catalana de Salut Laboral.