[Disability leave and sick leave in Spain. 2016 legislative update].

In Spanish, the concepts of discapacidad (disability leave) and incapacidad (sick leave) jointly refer to the impairment of a person due to injuries, diseases or deficiencies that limit their activity in a social, personal or occupational field. However, this common link does not imply that both concepts are the same. Statistical data from INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística: Statistic National Institute) show that Spain had in 2015 3.

[Pain and workplace. Sociodemographic variables influence in therapeutic response and labor productivity].

Introduction: Pain is a major cause of medical consultation. The complexity of managing it is due to its long duration and intensity, and it sometimes requires a combination of multiple drugs. The objective of this study is to assess the use of drugs for pain in workers, the clinical response obtained, its influence on estimating work productivity, its relationship to sociodemographic variables, and the type of drug used.

[Cardiovascular risk parameters, metabolic syndrome and alcohol consumption by workers].

Introduction: Prevalence of alcohol consumption is high in the general population and generates specific problems at the workplace.

Objective: To establish benchmarks between levels of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk variables and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 7,644 workers of Spanish companies (2,828 females and 4,816 males).