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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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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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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The prevalence of sickness absence among primary school pupils – reason to be worried?
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Absence from school can lead to lower educational achievement and poor health. Little is known about school absence in primary education. This study’s first aim was to examine the prevalence of school absence in primary schools and differing ...
Esther Karen Pijl +4 more
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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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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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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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Employment Protection and Sickness Absence [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007 An exemption in the Swedish Employment Security Act (LAS) in 2001 made it possible for employers with a maximum of ten employees to exempt two workers from the seniority rule at times of redundancies. Using this within-country enforcement variation, the relationship between employment protection and sickness absence among employees is examined.
Olsson, Martin
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2021 Aims: Mental disorders are among the key public health challenges and cause a significant share of sickness absence. The aim of this study was to examine gender and age-specific trends in sickness absence in Finland among non-retired persons aged 16–67 ...
J. Blomgren, R. Perhoniemi
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