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The perceptions of different professionals on school absenteeism and the role of school health care: A focus group study conducted in Finland

PLoS ONE, 2022
Purpose of the study School absenteeism and school dropout jeopardize the future health and wellbeing of students. Reports on the participation of school health care in absenteeism reduction are infrequent, although physical and mental health problems ...
Katja Melander, Tiina Kortteisto, Elina Hermanson, Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Katariina Mäki-Kokkila, Minna Kaila, Silja Kosola   +6 more
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Attending work with chronic pain is associated with higher levels of psychosocial stress

Canadian Journal of Pain, 2021
Background and Aims: Much is known about the impact of pain in terms of medical costs and missed work. Less is known about its associations when individuals are present for work.
Greig Adams, Tim V. Salomons
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Workplace Drug Testing—Prevalence of Positive Test Results, Most Common Substances, and Importance of Medical Review

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Among 23,900 urine and oral fluid drug tests from Swedish workplaces, 4.6% tested positive for controlled substances. Cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine and benzodiazepines were most common. Many samples containing opiates, amphetamine or benzodiazepines were MRO verified as being due to medical prescriptions, while cannabis or cocaine were almost entirely
Anders Helander, Fredrik Sparring
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A longitudinal investigation of school absenteeism and mental health challenges among Canadian children and youth in the COVID-19 context

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
School absenteeism across the globe has risen dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Literature indicates that children and youth of all ages are struggling to attend school regularly, leading to problematic outcomes both concurrently and across time.
Amanda Krause, Maria Rogers, Yuanyuan Jiang, Emma A. Climie, Penny Corkum, Janet W. T. Mah, Natasha McBrearty, J. David Smith, Jess Whitley   +8 more
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Absenteeism, Presentism and Academic Performance in Students from Peruvian Universities

Propósitos y Representaciones, 2018
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of absenteeism and presenteeism on the academic performance of undergraduate students from the Business and Engineering Schools in Peruvian Universities.
Raquel Chafloque Céspedes, Arístides Vara-Horna, Dennis Lopez-Odar, Inés Santi-Huaranca, Alberto Diaz-Rosillo, Zaida Asencios-Gonzalez   +5 more
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Making America Healthy Again: Remedies for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Campaign against Chronic Disease

Hastings Center Report, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic diseases impose enormous health and economic burdens in the United States, especially on marginalized populations, and demand evidence‐based, equity‐focused interventions. To combat chronic disease, the Trump administration established the Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by Department of Health and Human Services ...
Lawrence O. Gostin, Alexandra Finch, Peter Lurie   +2 more
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The Impact of Child Disability on Parental Outcomes: Evidence From Sweden

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parents of children with disabilities may face higher labor‐market penalties given the extra care and support required. Using Swedish administrative data, we focus on first‐born children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) to estimate impacts on parental labor‐market outcomes.
Derek Asuman, Ulf‐G. Gerdtham, Ann I. Alriksson‐Schmidt, Martin Nordin, Johan Jarl   +4 more
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Pandemic Performance Measures of Resilience for Healthcare and Education in the Netherlands

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the COVID‐19 pandemic, policymakers focused on improving health outcomes and safeguarding healthcare availability, which have led to negative consequences for other societal systems that persist today. The impact of these policies on health and non‐healthcare systems depends on the resilience of these systems, that is, the capability of
Sophie Hadjisotiriou, Tom H. Oreel, Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Hubert P. L. M. Korzilius, Jannie Coenen, Vittorio Nespeca, Etiënne A. J. A. Rouwette, Vítor V. Vasconcelos, Rick Quax, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert   +10 more
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Health Workers in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Concurrent Skilled Health Worker Shortages and Under‐Employment

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, updating the 2010 WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel. The change introduced a new way of defining what constitutes a country with a critical health worker shortage.
Pieternella Pieterse
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Absenteeism Among National Health Service Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa
By March 2020, the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Portugal. Anecdotal evidence showed that the National Health Service absenteeism rate rose. The present study aimed to quantify and characterize the absenteeism rate among these healthcare workers
Joana Alves, Carolina Nunes, André Peralta Santos   +2 more
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