OBJECTIVE:To estimate the proportion of occupational accident benefits granted within the total for health-related social security benefits, viewing the costs according to benefit type and the impact on productivity according to work days lost.
METHODS:Records of benefit decisions from the National Benefits System of the National Social Security Institute for the State of Bahia in 2000 were utilized. Occupational accidents were defined in accordance with the clinical diagnoses of External Causes, Injuries and Poisoning (SS-00 to T99) of the International Classification of Diseases, 10 th Revision, and with the benefit type, which distinguishes between occupational and non-occupational health problems.
RESULTS:A total of 31,096 benefits granted due to illnesses or health problems were studied. Of these, 2,857 (7.3%) were caused by work accidents. Greater proportions were found among workers in the manufacturing, construction, electricity and gas industries, accounting for 18% of the total benefits. The costs of occupational accident benefits were estimated to be R$8.5 million, with around half a million work days lost during the year studied.
CONCLUSIONS:Despite the fact that these data are under-reported and are restricted to workers who were able to receive health-related benefits, the findings reveal that avoidable health problems have a major impact on productivity and on the budget of the National Social Security Institute, thereby reinforcing the need for their prevention.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of nocturnal hypoxemia and its association with
pulmonary function, nutritional status, sleep macrostructure, and
obstructive respiratory events during sleep in a population of clinically
stable children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving 67 children and adolescents with
CF between 2 and 14 years of age. All of the participants underwent
polysomnography, and SpO2 was measured by pulse oximetry. We also
evaluated the Shwachman-Kulczycki (S-K) scores, spirometry findings, and
nutritional status of the patients. RESULTS: The study involved 67 patients. The mean age of the patients was 8 years.
The S-K scores differed significantly between the patients with and without
nocturnal hypoxemia, which was defined as an SpO2 < 90% for
more than 5% of the total sleep time (73.75 ± 6.29 vs. 86.38 ± 8.70; p
< 0.01). Nocturnal hypoxemia correlated with the severity of lung
disease, FEV1 (rs = −0.42; p = 0.01), FVC (rs
= −0.46; p = 0.01), microarousal index (rs = 0.32; p =
0.01), and apnea-hypopnea index (rs = 0.56; p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of patients with CF and mild-to-moderate lung disease,
nocturnal oxygenation correlated with the S-K score, spirometry variables,
sleep macrostructure variables, and the apnea-hypopnea index.
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