ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2015
A prospective study on self-assessed mental well-being and work capacity as determinants of all-cause sickness absence.
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- Frequent short sickness absence, occupational health service utilisation and long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders among young employees.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
- Diagnosis-Specific Sickness Absence and Subsequent Common Mental Disorders: A Register-Linkage Cohort Study among Finnish Public Sector Employees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Social Determinants of Positive Mental Health in Iranian Society: A Qualitative Approach.International journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Improving health equity: changes in self-assessed health across income groups in China.International journal for equity in health · 2018Article
- Priorities of positive mental health promotion in the Iranian community: a qualitative study.Electronic physician · 2018Article
- Improving Access to Mental Health Care by Delivering Psychotherapeutic Care in the Workplace: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Trial.PloS one · 2017Article
- Registry-based analysis of participator representativeness: a source of concern for sickness absence research?BMJ open · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of psychotherapeutic consultation in the workplace: a controlled observational trial.BMC public health · 2016Observational
- Personality & Earnings Lost: The Economic Costs of Work Cut Back Days Due to Physical and Mental Health.International journal of personality psychologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the present study was to estimate whether self-assessed mental well-being and work capacity determines future sickness absence (SA).
methodsA questionnaire was sent to employed individuals (n = 6,140), aged 19-64 years, who were registered as sick-listed with a new sick-leave spell in 2008. The response rate was 54 %. In this study we included individuals with a single sick-leave spell in 2008 (n = 2,502). The WHO (Ten) Well-Being Index and four dimensions of self-assessed work capacity (knowledge, mental, collaborative, physical) were used as determinants. Future sickness absence was identified through national register in 2009. Outcome was defined as no sickness benefit compensated days (no SBCD) and at least one sickness benefit compensated day (SBCD). Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for the likelihood of SBCD.
resultsIn 2009, 28 % of the women and 22 % of the men had SBCD; the median was 59 and 66 benefit days, respectively. Individuals with low mental well-being had higher odds for SBCD with OR 1.29 (95 % CI 1.01-1.65) in the fully adjusted model. Participants reporting low work capacity in relation to knowledge (OR 1.55, 95 % CI 1.13-2.13), collaborative (OR 1.36, 95 % CI 1.03-1.79) and physical (OR 1.50, 95 % CI 1.22-1.86) demands at work had higher odds for SBCD after adjustments for all covariates; no relation was demonstrated with mental work capacity (OR 0.99, 95 % CI 0.76-1.27).
conclusionMental well-being and work capacity emerged as determinants of future SA. Screening in health care could facilitate early identification of persons in need of interventions to prevent future SA.
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