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Sickness Absence: An International Comparison [PDF]

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Previous attempts to analyse international differences in patterns of worker absenteeism have not been convincing because of the difficulty in obtaining internationally comparable data.
Barmby, Tim A.   +2 more
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Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational change and the risk of sickness absence: a longitudinal multilevel analysis of organizational unit-level change in hospitals

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
BackgroundOrganizational change is often associated with reduced employee health and increased sickness absence. However, most studies in the field accentuate major organizational change and often do not distinguish between and compare types of change ...
Anniken Grønstad   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sickness Absence and Business Cycles [PDF]

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Absenteeism is affected by the sickness benefit system. Countries with generous compensation during sick leaves also experience high numbers of sick leave.
Espen Bratberg   +2 more
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Alcohol use and sickness absence due to all causes and mental- or musculoskeletal disorders : a nationally representative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Previous studies have not distinguished between different alcohol-use histories, which could have contributed to the current inconsistent evidence regarding the relationship between alcohol use and subsequent sickness absence.
Härkänen, Tommi   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Ketogenic Diet as an Epigenetic Therapy in SETD1B‐Related Epilepsy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Histone lysine methyltransferases such as SETD1B regulate chromatin structure and gene transcription. Ketone bodies, including butyrate, act as histone deacetylase inhibitors. We report a 4‐year‐old boy with SETD1B‐related absence epilepsy, refractory to conventional medications, who achieved sustained > 90% seizure reduction on the Modified ...
Erica Tsang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are long nursing shifts on hospital wards associated with sickness absence? A longitudinal retrospective observational study

open access: yesJournal of Nursing Management, 2018
Objective To investigate whether working 12 hr shifts is associated with increased sickness absence among registered nurses and health care assistants. Background Previous studies reported negative impacts on nurses’ 12 hr shifts; however, these studies ...
C. Dall'ora   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incentive and spill-over effects of supplementary sickness compensation [PDF]

open access: yes
In 1998 the Swedish national sickness insurance policy changed to allow additional compensation from e.g. collective agreements after the 90th day of absence without a reduction of the public sickness benefit.
Hesselius, Patrik, Persson, Malin
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Multidimensional Profiling of MRI‐Negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Uncovers Distinct Phenotypes

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although hippocampal sclerosis (TLE‐HS) represents the most frequent cause of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), up to 30% of patients show no lesion on visual MRI inspection (TLE‐MRIneg). These cases pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and are underrepresented in surgical series.
Alice Ballerini   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examination of the double burden hypothesis—a systematic review of work–family conflict and sickness absence

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Public Health, 2017
Background: Women consistently have higher sickness absence than men. The double-burden hypothesis suggests this is due to higher work–family burden in women than men.
W. Nilsen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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