title: Effect of restaurant types on compensation claims for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in France.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The economic burden of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) is industry specific. The objective was to analyse compensation claims for WMSDs among restaurant workers in France taking into account the type of restaurant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for 2014 were obtained from the French National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Workers. A chi-square test was used to compare claims, incapacity and lost work day rates in different types of restaurant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence for WMSDs differed significantly by the type of kitchen: collective restaurant (7.2/1000 workers), traditional restaurant (1.7/1000), and fast food restaurant (1.0/1000). There were more male claimants in traditional restaurant workers (51.0%) than in collective restaurant workers (40.1%) but more female claimants in collective restaurant workers (50.1%) than in traditional restaurant workers (39.4%). Permanent incapacity was significantly more prevalent in collective restaurant workers (49.6%), than in traditional (41.9%) and fast food (8.5%) restaurant workers. In collective restaurant workers, as a percentage, claims, permanent incapacity and lost work days increased with age range or work experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence for WMSDs and therefore incapacity and lost work days are different according to the type of restaurant. Preventive strategies should take these differences into consideration.
authors.affiliation: a SantErgo , France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nanyan
authors.affiliation: a SantErgo , France.
authors.forename: Mondher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Charrada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005522:Food Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: lost work days; permanent incapacity; restaurant workers; work experience; work-related musculoskeletal disorders