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Document ID (ISN)110414
CIS number 09-1229
ISSN - Serial title 1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Lidwall U., Bergendorff S., Voss M., Marklund S.
Title Long-term sickness absence: Changes in risk factors and the population at risk
Bibliographic information 2nd quarter 2009, Vol.22, No.2, p.157-168. 41 ref.
Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate changes over time in factors associated with long-term sickness absence (LTSA) in Sweden, and in the fraction of LTSA attributable to these risk factors in 1986-1989 and in 2002. Data from two earlier Swedish studies conducted before and after extensive socioeconomic changes in the labour market during the 1990s were analyzed. The results confirm consistent associations between LTSA and several established risk factors, namely female sex (odds ratio 1.84). They also reveal a change in the risk panorama. Other findings are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) Sweden; social aspects; risk factors; sickness absenteeism
Descriptors (secondary) older workers; statistical evaluation; sex-linked differences; psychology of work organization
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Older workers