Study of morbidity with temporary disability of the population of the Samara region employed in various professions

Abstract

One of the criteria that characterize the quality of health of the working population is the incidence of temporary disability. It is characterized by the prevalence of cases of the disease among employees who served as a valid reason for not showing up at the workplace. The main task of research on morbidity with temporary disability is the formation of an analytical block of information, its further justification and the proposal on a scientific basis of a set of measures aimed at reducing the morbidity of the population at the federal, regional and territorial levels, as well as at the level of a certain sphere of labor activity. Purpose of the study is to study the level of morbidity with temporary disability of the population of the Samara region and individual professional groups to determine the leading groups of pathologies. The accounting form No. 16-VN «Information on the causes of temporary disability» for 2015–2020 was used, a survey of 140 medical workers and 60 social workers was conducted. Statistical and sociological methods of analysis are applied. In 2020, in the Samara region, there was a significant increase in the incidence rate compared to 2019: for all reasons — by 36.3 % in cases and 54.9 % in days, due to illness— by 46 % in cases and 62.6 % in days. A similar trend was observed for the indicators for the city of Samara. The indicator of the duration of cases of disability in the Samara region and the city of Samara for 2020 compared to 2019 also tended to increase for all reasons (by 13.7 % and 13.9 %, respectively) and for the reasons of illness (by 11.9 % and 11.2 %, respectively). Respiratory diseases (81.6 %), infectious and parasitic diseases (27.7 %), and diseases of the musculoskeletal system (11.4 %) were dominant in the structure of morbidity with temporary disability in medical workers. Employees of social service centers had respiratory diseases in the 1st place (75.7 %), circulatory diseases in the 2nd place (49.3 %), and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue in the 3rd place (27.4 %). A comparative analysis of the indicators of morbidity with temporary disability of the population of the Samara region in the dynamics for 2015–2019 and for 2020 revealed a significant increase in morbidity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Differences in the structure of morbidity of medical personnel and employees of social service centers, studied for the period 2015–2019, were established.