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Gender differences in mental health-related sickness absence in the education sector [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background The education sector experiences high rates of sickness absence, primarily due to mental health disorders. This issue poses significant challenges, not only for the affected employees but also for their colleagues, pupils, the organization ...
Sheila Timp, Nicky D. van Foreest, Willem van Rhenen   +2 more
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Reducing sickness absence: a work environment intervention in Norwegian hospitals [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background High rates of sickness absence is a challenge within the healthcare sector, highlighting the need for effective interventions. Despite this, limited research has been conducted on the impact of such interventions within the healthcare context.
Andreas Lillebråten, Anne Grete Tøge, Vilde Hoff Bernstrøm   +2 more
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Increase in sickness absence due to mental disorders in Finland: trends by gender, age and diagnostic group in 2005–2019

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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Impact of hypothetical improvements in the psychosocial work environment on sickness absence rates: a simulation study

European Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background The association between psychosocial working environments and sickness absence is well-known. However, the potential for reducing sickness absences of different lengths through improvements in psychosocial work factors is not fully understood.
J. Mathisen, Tri-Long Nguyen, J. H. Jensen, Amar J Mehta, R. Rugulies, N. H. Rod   +5 more
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Barriers and Facilitators for Return to Work from the Perspective of Workers with Common Mental Disorders with Short, Medium and Long-Term Sickness Absence: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study

Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2021
Purpose Although common mental disorders (CMDs) highly impact individuals and society, a knowledge gap exists on how sickness absence can be prevented in workers with CMDs.
M. Joosen, M. Lugtenberg, I. Arends, Hanneke J. A. W. M. van Gestel, B.C.T.M. Schaapveld, B. Terluin, J. van Weeghel, Jac J. L. van der Klink, E. Brouwers   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changing patterns of sickness absence among healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

medRxiv, 2021
Objective To explore impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of sickness absence among staff employed by the National Health Service (NHS) in England.
R. Edge, Diana A. van der Plaat, V. Parsons, D. Coggon, M. V. van Tongeren, R. Muiry, I. Madan, P. Cullinan   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sickness absence for mental ill health in National Health Service staff

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To explore the patterns of sickness absence in National Health Service (NHS) staff attributable to mental ill health during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in March–July 2020.
Diana A. van der Plaat, R. Edge, D. Coggon, M. V. van Tongeren, R. Muiry, V. Parsons, P. Cullinan, I. Madan   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of mental and physical health problems on sickness absence

European Journal of Health Economics, 2021
Absenteeism is an important feature of the labour market, imposing significant costs on employers and the economy as a whole. This paper is the first to use a large labour force survey sample to investigate how different physical and mental health ...
M. Bryan, Andrew M. Bryce, Jennifer Roberts   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A systematic review and meta-analysis uncovering the relationship between alcohol consumption and sickness absence. When type of design, data, and sickness absence make a difference.

PLoS ONE, 2022
AimEarlier research has revealed a strong relationship between alcohol use and sickness absence. The aim of this review was to explore and uncover this relationship by looking at differences in type of design (cross-sectional vs.
Neda S Hashemi, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Aleksandra Sevic, Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen, Silje Lill Rimstad, Hildegunn Sagvaag, Heleen Riper, Randi Wågø Aas   +7 more
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Indications of a Scarring Effect of Sickness Absence Periods in a Cohort of Higher Educated Self-Employed. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
OBJECTIVES:Little is known regarding incidence and recurrence of sickness absence in self-employed. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the number of prior episodes of sickness absence on the risk of subsequent periods of ...
Liesbeth E C Wijnvoord, Sandra Brouwer, Jan Buitenhuis, Jac J L van der Klink, Michiel R de Boer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source