ArticleBMC public health2022
Work-related stress and future sick leave in a working population seeking care at primary health care centres: a prospective longitudinal study using the WSQ.
Article in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02480855 (Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Early Identification of People at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress - A Randomized Controlled Study of People With Mental Disorders and Physical Complaints Consulting Primary Health Care
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Work-related stress, reason for consultation and diagnosis-specific sick leave: How do they add up?PloS one · 2023Observational
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Abstract
backgroundStudying the relationship between work-related stress and sick leave is valuable in identifying and assessing employees at risk of sick leave, but also in developing interventions and taking actions for workers' health. The overall aim of this study was to analyse the association between work-related stress, measured with the work stress questionnaire (WSQ), and registered sick leave in a working population seeking care at primary health care centres in Sweden.
methodsA prospective longitudinal study was performed with 232 employed patients aged 18-64 years seeking care for mental and/or physical health complaints at seven primary health care centres. Bivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for educational level, occupational class and marital status was performed using questionnaire data on work-related stress and sociodemographic factors collected between May 2015 until January 2016 together with registered sick leave data from a national database.
resultsHigh stress due to indistinct organization and conflicts was reported by 21% (n = 49), while 45% (n = 105) reported high stress due to individual demands and commitment. Thirty-six percent were on sick leave for 15 days or more during 12 months after baseline. The odds of being on registered sick leave during this period was approximately twice as high for patients perceiving high stress due to indistinct organization and conflicts (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.18;4.26), high stress due to individual demands and commitment (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.28;3.82), low influence at work (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.20;3.57), or high interference between work and leisure time (OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.27;3.80). Perceiving high stress due to both indistinct organization and conflicts as well as individual demands and commitment quadrupled the odds of sick leave, OR 4.15 (95% CI 1.84; 9.38).
conclusionsWork-related stress and sick leave were prevalent among the patients. Perceiving one or more of the work-related stressors and stress increased the odds of registered sick leave between two to four times. Hence, to capture the dynamic interaction between the individual and the work environment, a wide spectrum of factors must be considered. In addition, primary health care could be a suitable arena for preventing sick leave due to work-related stress.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT02480855 . Registered 20 May 2015.
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