BMC Public Health, 2021 Background The prevalence of sickness absence is particularly high among employees in health and social care, where psychosocial work stressors are pertinent.
Johanna Stengård +3 more
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Gender differences in long term sickness absence
BMC Public HealthPurpose Sickness absence is a major public health problem, given its high cost and negative impact on employee well-being. Understanding sickness absence duration and recovery rates among different groups is useful to develop effective strategies for ...
Sheila Timp +2 more
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Does postponement of first pregnancy increase gender differences in sickness absence? A register based analysis of Norwegian employees in 1993-2007. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundFrom 1970-2012, the average age at first delivery increased from 23.2-28.5 in Norway. Postponement of first pregnancy increases risks of medical complications both during and after pregnancy.
Anja M S Ariansen, Arnstein Mykletun
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Physical and mental health functioning after all-cause and diagnosis-specific sickness absence: a register-linkage follow-up study among ageing employees [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Sickness absence has been shown to be a risk marker for severe future health outcomes, such as disability retirement and premature death. However, it is poorly understood how all-cause and diagnosis-specific sickness absence is reflected in ...
Minna Mänty +6 more
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Short sickness absence and subsequent sickness absence due to mental disorders - a follow-up study among municipal employees [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Mental disorders are common diagnostic causes for longer sickness absence and disability retirement in OECD-countries. Short sickness absence spells are also common, and neither trivial for health and work ability.
Hilla Sumanen +3 more
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Nurse staffing configurations and sickness absence in English intensive care units: A longitudinal observational study [PDF]
International Journal of Nursing Studies AdvancesBackground: Staff wellbeing in intensive care units is essential for quality patient care, and nurse staffing configurations can impact nurse sickness absence.
Ezekwesiri Nwanosike +6 more
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A longitudinal path analysis of the reciprocal and cyclical relationships between sickness absence, job demands, job resources, and burnout [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyAimThis study investigates the longitudinal reciprocal cyclical impact of sickness absence on perceived job demands and job resources, as well as its indirect effects on future burnout and further sickness absence.Design and methodsA four-wave ...
Simon Gottenborg +7 more
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COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant health risk and resulted in increased sickness absence during the pandemic. This study examines whether a history of COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of subsequent sickness absence ...
Matti Joensuu +6 more
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Predictors of sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders in Sweden– a longitudinal study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground The study aimed to explore which sociodemographic, health-related, and work-related factors were associated with the number of sickness absence days during 18 months among employees on sickness absence due to common mental disorders. Methods A
Anna Frantz +5 more
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Socioeconomic status and duration and pattern of sickness absence. A 1-year follow-up study of 2331 hospital employees [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2010 Background Sickness absence increases with lower socioeconomic status. However, it is not well known how this relation depends on specific aspects of sickness absence or the degree to which socioeconomic differences in sickness absence may be explained ...
Mikkelsen Sigurd +3 more
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