Locality differences of sickness absence in the context of health and social conditions of the inhabitants

Virtanen, Pekka; Vahtera, Jussi; Nygård, Clas‐Håkan

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“…Future research should include more diverse industries, along with specific assessments of job classifications in order to determine the degree to which occupational activities or cultural factors influence both weight change and absenteeism. For example, research in Finland recently indicated that substantial variation exists in the underlying local rates of workplace absenteeism, and such regional-sociological proclivities can be used to inform more targeted worksite health interventions [17]. …”

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Weight Change and Workplace Absenteeism in the HealthWorks Study

VanWormer¹,

Linde²,

Harnack³

et al. 2012

Obes Facts

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Objective: Little is known about the relationship between weight change and workplace absenteeism. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which weight change predicted 2-year absenteeism. Methods: A longitudinal analysis of 1,228 employees enrolled in a worksite-randomized controlled trial was performed. Participants were all working adults in the Minneapolis, MN, area (USA). Results: The final model indicated a significant interaction between weight change and baseline BMI. The difference in absenteeism ranged from (mean ± SE) 3.2 ± 1.2 days among healthy weight employees who maintained their weight to 6.6 ± 1.1 days among obese employees who gained weight (and slightly higher among healthy weight employees who lost weight). The adjusted model also indicated that participants who were male, not depressed, nonsmokers, and had lower baseline absenteeism had significantly less workplace absenteeism relative to participants who were female, depressed, smokers, and had higher baseline absenteeism. Conclusion: Absenteeism was generally low in this sample, but healthy weight employees who maintained their body weight over 2 years had the fewest number of sick days. More research is needed in this area, but future workforce attendance interventions may be improved by focusing on the primary prevention of weight gain in healthy weight employees.

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Weight Change and Workplace Absenteeism in the HealthWorks Study

VanWormer¹,

Linde²,

Harnack³

et al. 2012

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“…Sickness absence is not likely to be strongly associated with features of the working conditions or the work community. The psychosocial environment outside work may also have effects on sickness absence [14]: for example, sickness absence seems to depend on a person's close community [30], as well on the local community in which an individual lives [31]. …”

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Perceived Working Conditions and Sickness Absence - A Four-year Follow-up in the Food Industry

Siukola¹,

Virtanen²,

Luukkaala

et al. 2011

Safety and Health at Work

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ObjectivesTo analyze the association between changes in perceived physical and psychosocial working conditions and change of sickness absence days in younger and older (< 50 and ≥ 50 years) food industry employees.MethodsThis was a follow up study of 679 employees, who completed working conditions survey questionnaires in 2005 and 2009 and for whom the requisite sickness absence data were available for the years 2004 and 2008.ResultsSickness absence increased and working conditions improved during follow-up. However, the change of increased sickness absence days were associated with the change of increased poor working postures and the change of deteriorated team spirit and reactivity (especially among < 50 years). No other changes in working conditions were associated with the changes in sickness absence.ConclusionSickness absence is affected by many factors other than working conditions. Nevertheless, according to this study improving team spirit and reactivity and preventing poor working postures are important in decreasing sickness absence.

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“…However, some later studies adjust for occupation (Mastekaasa 2005;Nordström et al 2016) or distinct aspects of the work environment (Bryngelson et al 2011;Hensing and Alexanderson 2004;Jonsson et al 2013). Indeed, occupation is a potent factor for worker health encompassing both occupational and socioeconomic conditions playing a crucial role for differences in sick leave (Lidwall et al 2018;Mastekaasa 2005;Virtanen et al 2010). As employers have a key role in addressing preventive work environment measures, branches are also crucial for the identification of where to intervene (Berglund et al 2019;Gaspar et al 2018;Irastorza et al 2016;Kristman et al 2016;Marshall et al 1997).…”

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“…As employers have a key role in addressing preventive work environment measures, branches are also crucial for the identification of where to intervene (Berglund et al 2019;Gaspar et al 2018;Irastorza et al 2016;Kristman et al 2016;Marshall et al 1997). Branch is also an important contextual factor constituting economic conditions and future prospects influencing wages, job opportunities and job security (Irastorza et al 2016;Kristman et al 2016;Marshall et al 1997;Virtanen et al 2010). Branch may also be a relevant indicator of the gendered labour market, where a gender minority position may be protected as long as one is adhering to traditional gender norms, i.e.…”

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Gender composition in occupations and branches and medically certified sick leave: a prospective population study

Lidwall

2021

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objective To investigate whether gender-segregated occupations and branches are associated with future medically certified sick leave for women and men. Methods All gainfully employed residents in Sweden in December 31st 2014 aged 16–69 years (n = 4 473 964) were identified in national registers. Subjects working in segregated (61–90%) and extremely segregated (> 90%) occupations and branches were evaluated v/s subjects in gender-integrated occupations and branches (40–60%). Combinations of segregation by occupation and branch were also investigated. Two-year prospective medically certified sick leaves (> 14 days) were evaluated using logistic regression with odds ratios recalculated to relative risks (RR), adjusted for work, demographic and health related factors. Results The sick leave risk was higher for those working in extremely female-dominated occupations (women RR 1.06 and men RR 1.13), and in extremely female-dominated branches (women RR 1.09 and men RR 1.12), and for men in extremely male-dominated branches (RR 1.04). The sick leave risk was also higher for both women and men in female-dominated occupations regardless of the gender segregation in the branch they were working in. However, the differences in sick leave risks associated with gender segregation were considerably smaller than the differences between occupations and branches in general. Conclusions Gender segregation in occupations and branches play a role for sick leave among women and men, especially within extremely female-dominated occupations and branches. However, gender segregation appears to be subordinate to particular occupational hazards faced in diverse occupations and branches.

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Locality differences of sickness absence in the context of health and social conditions of the inhabitants

Abstract: Area-specific practice, or habitus, as an independent determinant of sickness absence is discussed and an explicitly sociological context is recommended for debates about ''best sickness absence practices'' and corresponding intervention measures.

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Weight Change and Workplace Absenteeism in the HealthWorks Study

Weight Change and Workplace Absenteeism in the HealthWorks Study

Perceived Working Conditions and Sickness Absence - A Four-year Follow-up in the Food Industry

Gender composition in occupations and branches and medically certified sick leave: a prospective population study

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