| Autor: |
Anniina Anttila, Mikko Nuutinen, Mark Van Gils, Anu Pekki, Riitta Sauni |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 47, Iss , Pp 102899- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-3355 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102899 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To examine the relevance of questions on psychosocial working conditions and depressive symptoms, as used in a screening questionnaire in preventive occupational health care, to predict repetitive short or long sickness absences. Methods: The participants were 11,495 employees of various occupations in Finnish companies. The data were prospectively collected by one occupational healthcare service provider (Finla) and included register data of sickness absences and responses to a questionnaire used in pre-employment and periodic health examinations between 2011 and 2019. Long sickness absences of > 30 days and repetitive short sickness absences of one to ten days in a 24-month follow-up were used as outcome variables for multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Strong associations were found between repetitive short and long sickness absences, and the questions on depressive symptoms “felt hopeless about the future”, “felt melancholic”, “felt everything was an effort”, and “feelings of worthlessness”. Among questions on psychosocial working conditions, strong associations were found between sickness absences and questions on decision authority, self-reformation opportunities, job versatility, and appreciation for their work. Conclusions: Questionnaires on depressive symptoms and psychosocial work environment can help identify patients with an increased risk of sickness absence. Data accumulating in occupational health care should be used more systematically to reduce the risk of work disability through targeted occupational health interventions. |
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