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Sickness absence and sickness presence in relation to office type: An observational study of employer-recorded and self-reported data from Sweden.

PLoS ONE, 2020
OBJECTIVES:Previous research suggesting that open-plan office environments are associated with higher rates of sickness absence rely on self-reports which can be affected by recall bias.
Loretta G Platts, Aram Seddigh, Erik Berntson, Hugo Westerlund   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical and mental health functioning after all-cause and diagnosis-specific sickness absence: a register-linkage follow-up study among ageing employees

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, Tea Lallukka, Jouni Lahti, Olli Pietiläinen, Mikko Laaksonen, Eero Lahelma, Ossi Rahkonen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Sickness Absence in Patients with a New Episode of Low Back Pain in Primary Care

Global Spine Journal, 2012
Introduction Although there is a call for early risk prediction of sickness absence, specific prognostic factors of low back pain (LBP) related sickness absence have not yet been established in either clinical or research settings.
M. Melloh, C. Rolli Salathé, A. Käser, A. Elfering   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shift work and sickness absence [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2008
Sickness absence is increasing in public work places in Denmark where shift work is common.The aim of this prospective study was to predict the hazard ratio (HR) of short- and long-term sickness absence due to shift work in Danish shift workers.A total of 1008 shift workers and 4009 day workers were followed up for short- and long-time sickness absence.
Tuchsen, F., Christensen, Karl Bang, Lund, T.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender differences in long term sickness absence

BMC Public Health
Purpose 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, Nicky van Foreest, Corné Roelen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A prognostic model for predicting the duration of 20,049 sickness absence spells due to shoulder lesions in a population-based cohort in Sweden.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Main objectiveSickness absence duration for shoulder lesion patients is difficult to prognosticate, and scientific evidence for the sick-listing practice is lacking.
Katalin Gémes, Johanna Holm, Paolo Frumento, Gino Almondo, Matteo Bottai, Emilie Friberg, Kristina Alexanderson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Hierarchical Composite Endpoints in Pediatric Cancer Supportive Care: Illustrative Examples From Two Multi‐Center Phase‐III Randomized Clinical Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric supportive care clinical trials often involve multiple clinically important outcomes, complicating trial interpretation. Hierarchical composite endpoints (HCEs) provide a framework to integrate key outcomes according to clinical importance.
Willem H. Collier, Mark Zobeck, Adam J. Esbenshade, Christopher C. Dvorak, Lillian Sung, David Freyer, Sarah Alexander, Etan Orgel, Nicole J. Ullrich, Zach Prudowsky, Brian Fisher, Caitlin W. Elgarten   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relative Weight and Sickness Absence [PDF]

Obesity, 2007
AbstractObjectives:To examine whether high relative weight increases the risk of future sickness absence and to what extent any differences in short and long absence periods can be explained by specific obesity‐related disorders, general health, and working conditions.Research Methods and Procedures:The study included 5386 female and 1452 male ...
Mikko, Laaksonen, Kustaa, Piha, Sirpa, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources