Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2013
The role of lifestyle, health, and work in educational inequalities in sick leave and productivity loss at work.
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- Work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors cluster with obesity, smoking and physical inactivity.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
- Education differences in sickness absence and the role of health behaviors: a prospective twin study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Post-traumatic stress reactions and doctor-certified sick leave after a workplace terrorist attack: Norwegian cohort study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Not Able to Lead a Healthy Life When You Need It the Most: Dual Role of Lifestyle Behaviors in the Association of Blurred Work-Life Boundaries With Well-Being.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- The Contribution of Alcohol Use, Other Lifestyle Factors and Working Conditions to Socioeconomic Differences in Sickness Absence.European addiction research · 2020Article
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- Sick leave before and after a work-place targeted terror attack.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Article
- Educational differences in sickness absence trends among young employees from 2002 to 2013 in Helsinki, Finland.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Relationship of airflow limitation severity with work productivity reduction and sick leave in a Japanese working population.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016Article
- Socioeconomic status and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders: a prospective study of young adult twins.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Educational Inequalities in Exit from Paid Employment among Dutch Workers: The Influence of Health, Lifestyle and Work.PloS one · 2015Article
- The influence of lifestyle and gender on sickness absence in Brazilian workers.BMC public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the influence of lifestyle, health, and work conditions in the association between education and productivity loss at work and sick leave.
methodsEmployees of six companies filled out a questionnaire on demographics, lifestyle-related, health, and work-related factors, and productivity loss at work and sick leave at baseline (n = 915) and after 1-year (n = 647).
resultsEmployees with a low education were more likely to report productivity loss at work (OR = 1.49, 95 % CI 0.98-2.26) and sick leave (OR = 1.81, 95 % CI 1.15-2.85). After adjustment for lifestyle, health, and work conditions, the association between education and productivity loss at work did not attenuate. Work conditions attenuated the association between low education and sick leave (OR = 1.62, 95 % CI 1.01-2.61), and additional adjustment for health and lifestyle-related factors further reduced the strength of the association (OR = 1.42, 95 % CI 0.86-2.34).
conclusionWork conditions and lifestyle-related factors partly explained the association between education and sick leave, but did not influence the association between education and productivity loss at work. The educational differences in sick leave prompt for interventions that address behavioral aspects as well as work-related and lifestyle-related factors.
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