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Data on kinesiophobia, catastrophizing, disability, and pain were gathered. Sociodemographic variables analyzed included sex, age, occupational, and educational level. Other data such as location of pain, sick leave status and duration of sickness absence were also collected. Educational level (p = 0.001), occupational level (p &lt; 0.001), and kinesiophobia (p &lt; 0.001) were found to be associated with sickness leave; kinesiophobia (b = 1.47, p = 0.002, r = 0.35) and catastrophizing (b = 0.72, p = 0.012, r = 0.28) were associated with the duration of sickness leave. Educational level (p =0.021), kinesiophobia (b = 1.69, p &lt; 0.000, r = 0.505), catastrophizing (b = 0.76, p &lt; 0.000, r = 0.372), and intensity of pain (b = 4.36, p &lt; 0.000, r = 0.334) were associated with the degree of disability. In the context of occupational insurance providers, educational and occupational factors, as well as kinesiophobia and catastrophizing, may have an influence on sickness leave, its duration and the degree of disability reported.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17165966","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,17]],"date-time":"2020-08-17T21:58:53Z","timestamp":1597701533000},"page":"5966","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Influence of Psychosocial and Sociodemographic Variables on Sickness Leave and Disability in Patients with Work-Related Neck and Low Back Pain"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Israel","family":"Mac\u00edas-Toronjo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Huelva Fremap Hospital, 21003 Huelva, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7187-9989","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Luis","family":"S\u00e1nchez-Ramos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas","family":"Rojas-Oca\u00f1a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"E. 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