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Disability Insurance Plans: Trends in Employee Access and Employer Costs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] Short- and long-term disability insurance programs replace some of the wages lost by people who cannot work because of a disabling injury or illness that is not work-related. Short-term disability insurance typically covers periods lasting less
Monaco, Kristen
core   +1 more source

Factors Impacting Tracheostomy Decisions in Korean Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Decisions regarding tracheostomy are often made under emergent circumstances, although they require complex considerations of patient preferences, quality of life, and prognosis. This study investigated decision‐making surrounding tracheostomy in Korean people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pwALS) and factors influencing
Juhee Chae   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does raising the retirement age increase employment of older workers? [PDF]

open access: yes
Two pension reforms in Austria increased the early retirement age from 60 to 62 for men and from 55 to 58.25 for women. The reforms reduced early retirement by 18.9 percentage points among affected men aged 60-62 and by 22.3 percentage points among ...
Josef Zweimüller, Stefan Staubli
core   +3 more sources

Disability in Belgium: there is more than meets the eye [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper provides a perspective on the development of the Belgian disability insurance system. Using both survey and administrative data, it sketches a picture of the (changing) factors leading towards disability, as well as the outcomes in terms of ...
Alain Jousten   +2 more
core  

Impact of a low‐carbohydrate diet on cardiometabolic parameters in individuals with and without diabetes: An 8‐year longitudinal study within the ELSA‐Brasil cohort

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Low‐carbohydrate diets (LCDs) are widely adopted for metabolic management, but their long‐term cardiometabolic effects in diverse populations remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between self‐selected moderate LCD adherence and cardiometabolic parameters in individuals with and without diabetes.
Leticia Batista de Azevedo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ageing shift worker: a prospective cohort study on need for recovery, disability, and retirement intentions

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2015
OBJECTIVES: This study investigates whether different shift work schedules, compared to day work, are associated with need for recovery (NFR), future disability, and retirement intentions for employees employed within different economic sectors over the ...
Fleur Gommans   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Quantitative Approach to Record Skeletal Manifestations of Leprosy and Its Application to St Mary Magdalen Leprosarium, Winchester

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents and tests a new method for publishing and diagnosing leprosy‐related skeletal lesions while making available the leprosy‐related demographic data and pathology for St Mary Magdalen, Winchester (MMW). This method can facilitate interstudy comparisons of leprosy prevalence and severity by improving data comparability.
A. A. Blom   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self‐reported function in former professional American‐style football players

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Participation in American‐style football (ASF) results in trauma‐related concerns including joint injuries. Limited work has described arthritis and knee and hip total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in this population. The association of these conditions to pain interference and physical and mental function has not been well described ...
Michelle M. Bruneau   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity to exit from paid employment: a meta-analysis

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to analyze systematically the association between overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity (PA) and exit from paid employment through disability pension, unemployment, and early retirement.
Suzan JW Robroek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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