Occupational and work‐related disease underestimated and linked to temporary disability through Primary Health Care Services

Aim To estimate the occupational disease linked to temporary incapacity (not work‐related illness). Background The under‐reporting of occupational disease is a recognized problem in Europe. Methods Cross‐sectional study conducted in Spanish adult population using periods of temporary incapacity recorded in primary care during 2015. Rates of occupational disease were estimated using the García & Gadea study. Results A total of 130,771 episodes of temporary incapacity were studied from 91,448 people, and 56,092 were women (61.3%). The overall prevalence rate was 2,096 and was higher in women (2,504) than in men (1,665) (p 1; p