Wage Continuation During Sickness: Observations on Paid Sick Leave Provisions in Times of Crises [PDF]
, 2010 [Excerpt] The economic costs of working while sick go far beyond increased health care costs due to treating a significantly higher number of people showing more severe signs of ill health. They also involve costs due to lower productivity and subsequent
Sandner, Lydia, Scheil-Adlung, Xenia
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Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated With Bilateral Pulvinar Deep Brain Stimulation—A Case Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT New‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) arises without an identifiable cause or prior epilepsy history, with a 16%–27% mortality rate and significant long‐term neurological sequelae. Neuromodulation such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the anterior and centromedian thalamic nuclei has shown promise when the traditional ...
Mengxuan Tang +16 more
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A hybrid register and questionnaire study of Covid-19 and post-acute sick leave in Denmark
Nature Communications, 2023 Post-acute sick leave is an underexplored indicator of the societal burden of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report findings about self-reported sick leave and risk factors thereof from a hybrid survey and register study, which include 37,482 RT-PCR confirmed ...
Elisabeth O’Regan +9 more
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Contagion Nation: A Comparison of Paid Sick Day Policies in 22 Countries [PDF]
, 2009 This report finds that the U.S. is the only country among 22 countries ranked highly in terms of economic and human development that does not guarantee that workers receive paid sick days or paid sick leave. Under current U.S.
Alison Earle +3 more
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Patterns of sick-leave and health outcomes in injured workers with back pain [PDF]
, 2008 Little is known about the sick-leave experiences of workers who make a workers’ compensation claim for back pain. Our objective is to describe the 1-year patterns of sick-leave and the health outcomes of a cohort of workers who make a workers ...
AJ Beurskens +40 more
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Functional Connectivity Linked to Cognitive Recovery After Minor Stroke
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Patients with minor stroke exhibit slowed processing speed and generalized alterations in functional connectivity involving frontoparietal cortex (FPC). The pattern of connectivity evolves over time. In this study, we examine the relationship of functional connectivity patterns to cognitive performance, to determine ...
Vrishab Commuri +7 more
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Is there an association between long-term sick leave and disability pension and unemployment beyond the effect of health status?--a cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundStudies have shown that long-term sick leave is a strong predictor of disability pension. However, few have aimed to disentangle the effect of sick leave and of health status.
Hanna Hultin +2 more
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Disparities in Access to Paid Sick Leave During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
, 2023 Devan Hawkins
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian +9 more
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Socioeconomic status and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders: a prospective study of young adult twins [PDF]
, 2015 Background Low socioeconomic status (SES), indicated by low income and education, has consistently been found to be a strong predictor of sick leave. Several possible pathways from SES to sick leave have been described in previous literature, but there ...
Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi +8 more
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