Causes of Sickness Absenteeism in Europe—Analysis from an Intercountry and Gender Perspective

Antczak, Elżbieta; Miszczyńska, Katarzyna

doi:10.3390/ijerph182211823

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“…First, it shows that gender -also at the aggregate level -have a positive effect on sickness absence in the sense that more women employed, the higher the absence. This supports our knowledge about sickness absence as a gendered phenomenon (Allebeck & Mastekaasa, 2004;Antczak & Miszczynska, 2021;Kwon, 2020;Mastekaasa & Olsen, 1998). It also supports other empirical ndings indicating that larger organizational size may be associated with higher absenteeism (Barmby & Stephan, 2000).…”

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“…Unsurprisingly, much research has been devoted to identifying causes of absenteeism, with a further aim to nd effective means to reduce it. It has become clear that sickness absence can s incapacity to work caused by sickness but needs to be understood as complex phenomenon that is in uenced by several factors at different levels (Antczak & Miszczynska, 2021). This includes individual characteristics like gender, education, personal health and lifestyle (Fitzgerald et Little research has, however, focused on the relationship between number of working hours and absenteeism, even though organizations vary widely on their use of overtime (Blagoev et al, 2018;Kunisch et al, 2021), and part-time work (Kalleberg, 2000).…”

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Part-time Work and Sickness Absence – an Organization-level Analysis

Jacobsen

Fjelde

2023

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Background Absenteeism is consistently higher in public than in private organizations, and represents great cost for both individuals, organizations, and society. Most research on absenteeism has focused mostly on the individual level, less on whether and eventually how one of all organizations’ basic organization of work – the number of hours worked – affects absence. This study focuses on the relationship between part-time work and sickness absence at the organizational level. Methods The data is a six-year panel for all Norwegian municipalities, linking register data on both part-time employment and sickness absence, while controlling for other relevant organizational and environmental variables like municipal size and economic resources. Data were analyzed using OLS regression with fixed effects for municipality and time. Results The main findings are that the organizations’ use of part-time work is unrelated to sickness absence. Conclusions While concerns have been raised on whether part-employees would be less attached to the organization, leading to higher absenteeism, this study indicates that organizations with extensive use of part-time work do not experience higher levels of absenteeism than those having less extensive use of part-time employees.

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Part-time Work and Sickness Absence – an Organization-level Analysis

Jacobsen

Fjelde

2023

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“… 12 , 13 Various factors, such as sex, workplace environment, and social policy may influence absenteeism. 14 The most common reasons for presenteeism are similar to those for absenteeism, including musculoskeletal disorders, gastrointestinal symptoms, and common mental health problems including depression and anxiety disorders. 15 Job stress, fully remote work, sleep disturbances, economic factors, workplace cultures, positive orientations toward work, etc., may increase presenteeism.…”

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Victimization in Childhood Influences Presenteeism in Adulthood via Mediation by Neuroticism and Perceived Job Stressors

Hashimoto¹,

Ichiki²,

Ishii³

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Background: Victimization in childhood profoundly influences the mental health of individuals in adulthood, causing depression, anxiety disorder, suicidality, and self-harm, which leads to productivity loss in the workplace, ie, presenteeism. However, the specific effects of victimization on presenteeism remain unclear. We hypothesized that victimization affects the presenteeism of workers through neuroticism and perceived job stressors and analyzed the association among these factors by path analysis. Methods: A questionnaire survey, including demographic and clinical data, Japanese versions of victimization scale in childhood, Brief Job Stress Questionnaire, and Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ), was administered to 443 adult volunteers between April 2017 and April 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Multiple variables were analyzed by multiple regression analysis and path analysis. The Institutional Review Board of Tokyo Medical University approved this study. Results: Path analysis demonstrated that neuroticism and perceived job stressors had direct effects on presenteeism in the WLQ. Victimization indirectly increased presenteeism via neuroticism and its subsequent effects on perceived job stressors. This model accounted for 18% of the variability of presenteeism (R 2 = 0.180). Limitations: There may be possible recall bias owing to the self-administration of the questionnaire. In addition, this study had a cross-sectional design, and hence the causal associations among variables should be validated in a prospective study. Conclusion:The present study indicates that the experience of victimization in childhood is a risk factor of adulthood presenteeism, and this effect is mediated by neuroticism and adverse effects on job stressors. These results suggest that multiple factors, including childhood victimization, neuroticism, and job stressors, should be considered when assessing and preventing presenteeism.

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“…Few previous studies have compared the patterns of the distribution of SA across different countries [ 25 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. To our knowledge, differences in cause-specific SA overall or occupational differences in SA between the Nordic countries have not been reported.…”

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“…More generous policies on SA benefits make it easier for an employee to stay at home long enough when medically necessary. However, cross-country comparative studies on SA are rare [ 25 , 30 , 31 , 32 ] and to our knowledge, there are no comparative studies on the occupational occurrence of SA. Earlier studies were typically based on survey data and were focused on any SA (at least one day).…”

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Utilizing a Nordic Crosswalk for Occupational Coding in an Analysis on Occupation-Specific Prolonged Sickness Absence among 7 Million Employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Solovieva

Undem

Falkstedt

et al. 2022

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We identified occupations with a high incidence of prolonged sickness absence (SA) in Nordic employees and explored similarities and differences between the countries. Utilizing data from national registers on 25–59-year-old wage-earners from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, we estimated the gender- and occupation-specific age-adjusted cumulative incidence of SA due to any cause, musculoskeletal diseases and mental disorders. To increase the comparability of occupations between the countries, we developed a Nordic crosswalk for occupational codes. We ranked occupational groups with the incidence of SA being statistically significantly higher than the population average of the country in question and calculated excess fractions with the employee population being the reference group. We observed considerable occupational differences in SA within and between the countries. Few occupational groups had a high incidence in all countries, particularly for mental disorders among men. In each country, manual occupations typically had a high incidence of SA due to any cause and musculoskeletal diseases, while service occupations had a high incidence due to mental disorders. Preventive measures targeted at specific occupational groups have a high potential to reduce work disability, especially due to musculoskeletal diseases. Particularly groups with excess SA in all Nordic countries could be at focus.

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Causes of Sickness Absenteeism in Europe—Analysis from an Intercountry and Gender Perspective

Cited by 21 publications

References 101 publications

Part-time Work and Sickness Absence – an Organization-level Analysis

Part-time Work and Sickness Absence – an Organization-level Analysis

Victimization in Childhood Influences Presenteeism in Adulthood via Mediation by Neuroticism and Perceived Job Stressors

Utilizing a Nordic Crosswalk for Occupational Coding in an Analysis on Occupation-Specific Prolonged Sickness Absence among 7 Million Employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

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