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Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
versión On-line ISSN 1578-2549
Resumen
RODRIGUEZ BAYARRI, M.ª Jesús et al. Description of dysphonia cases evaluated in a mutua in 2013. Arch Prev Riesgos Labor [online]. 2015, vol.18, n.1, pp.12-16. ISSN 1578-2549. https://dx.doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2015.18.1.03.
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.
Palabras clave : Occupational disease; hoarseness; vocal nodules.