Model for Determination of Musculoskeletal Disorder Cost/Benefit: Base for Strategy for Implementation of a Preventive DME Program for a Company

Título traducido de la contribución: "Modelo de determinación del coste/beneficio de los trastornos musculoesqueléticos: base para la estrategia de implantación de un programa preventivo de EMD para una empresa".

Juan A Castillo-Martínez, Felipe Garcia S. Andres

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Resumen

It is generally considered that the costs related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) stem from absenteeism, medical expenses, reduced productivity, and quality of life. To estimate the costs associated with MSDs in organizations and thus determine the benefits for a company of implementing an effective and sustainable prevention program, it is necessary to consider the need to know the current and future prevalence of MSDs as well as to understand whether these data vary according to the economic sector, geographic location, and demographic aspects. It is also necessary to understand whether there are comorbidities associated with MSDs as well as the direct and indirect impacts in terms of the productive and work capacity of organizations and individuals. In the development of this study, the authors wanted to generate an analysis tool to estimate the incidence of MSDs and their economic costs, which also serves as a baseline to evaluate the possible benefits derived from prevention programs for this type of work-related disease.
Título traducido de la contribución"Modelo de determinación del coste/beneficio de los trastornos musculoesqueléticos: base para la estrategia de implantación de un programa preventivo de EMD para una empresa".
Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Título de la publicación alojadaErgonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace
Lugar de publicaciónHershey PA, USA 17033
EditorialIGI Global Publishing
Capítulo8
Páginas173 -192
Número de páginas20
Volumen1
ISBN (versión digital)9781799873983
ISBN (versión impresa)9781799873976
DOI
EstadoPublicada - ene. 1 2022

Serie de la publicación

NombreAdvances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development
EditorialIGI GLOBAL

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Ingeniería General

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