Psychosocial Working Conditions and Sickness Absence in a General Population

Strømholm, Tonje; Pape, Kristine; Ose, Solveig Osborg; Krokstad, Steinar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000362

Cited by 28 publications

(34 citation statements)

References 23 publications

(37 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Still, one study found that the association between bullying and subsequent sickness absence was only significant for women (31,32). In two other studies, the association between the variables was only maintained for women, and not men, after adjusting for covariates (39,50). One study showed that bullying was most strongly associated with sickness absence among obese persons (48).…”

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One study showed that bullying was most strongly associated with sickness absence among obese persons (48). In a study that examined medical diagnoses as moderator, the findings showed that bullying was related to sickness absence among respondents with mental health complaints and "other reasons for sickness absence", whereas bullying was not related to absence among respondents diagnosed with cardiovascular illness or musculoskeletal complaints (50).…”

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One study analyzed the risk for being on sick leave at the time of the follow-up survey measurement (54), whereas one other study analyzed the risk for having at least two episodes of registered sickness absence during the last year before the survey (31). Three studies adjusted for previous sickness absence in the prospective analyses (46,50,52). The average number of participants in the included studies was 5831 (range: 925-21 834).…”

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The average number of participants in the included studies was 5831 (range: 925-21 834). Four studies were based on nationwide representative samples of the working population (36,38,39,54), whereas one study included data representative of a county (50). Seven studies included respondents from healthcare occupations (37,45,47,49,52,53,55).…”

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With the exception of one study from Belgium (44), all included studies originated from Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden). Thirteen studies had a prospective research design and included registry data on sickness absence (36)(37)(38)(39)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52). Two studies used a retrospective design with registry data on sickness absence (31,53).…”

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Nielsen¹,

Indregard²,

Øverland³

2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

150

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature by Nielsen MB, Indregard AMR, Øverland S This review found that exposure to workplace bullying is a risk factor for later sickness absence. There is a shortage of studies on the moderators and mediators that can explain the relationship between bullying and absence. None of the identified studies examined if or how sickness absence increases the risk of later exposure to workplace bullying. Affiliation 359Review Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016;42(5):359-370. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3579 Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and metaanalysis of the research literature Objective The association between workplace bullying and sickness absence remains unclear. This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on the association. MethodWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published primary studies on workplace bullying and sickness absence. Studies based on prospective design or registry data on sickness absence were included. Cross-sectional studies with self-reported sickness absence were excluded.Results Seventeen primary studies were included in the review, sixteen originated from the Nordic countries and fifteen included registry data on sickness absence. All but one study found that exposure to workplace bullying was associated with increased risk of sickness absence. A meta-analysis of ten independent studies showed that exposure to bullying increased the risk of sickness absence (odds ratio 1.58, 95% CI 1.39-1.79). Five studies included variables that moderated the association between bullying and absenteeism. None of the studies included mediating variables. No studies examined sickness absence as a risk factor for later exposure to bullying. Following the GRADE guidelines, the evidence for an association between bullying and sickness absence is moderate.Conclusions Workplace bullying is a risk factor for sickness absence, but the mechanisms to explain this relationship are not sufficiently described. It is unclear whether sickness absence predicts later exposure to bullying. While, the methodological quality of the reviewed studies was high, the knowledge base is small. There is a need for more research on how and when bullying is related to sickness absence and the possible bidirectional relationships involved.

show abstract

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Descriptive Findings and Assessment Of Methodological Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Nielsen¹,

Indregard²,

Øverland³

2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

150

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Differences between men and women in their risk of work injury and disability: A systematic review

Biswas

Harbin

Irvin

et al. 2022

American J Industrial Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Health responses associated with occupational exposures can vary between men and women.Aims: This study reviewed the work injury and disability risks associated with similar types of occupational exposures for men and women within and across occupations.Materials & Methods: A systematic review was undertaken of observational studies published between 2009 and 2019. Studies were required to empirically compare men and women for associations between occupational exposures and work injury or disability outcomes. Included studies were appraised for methodological quality and medium to high rated studies were compared for risk differences between men and women.Results: Of 14,006 records identified, 440 articles were assessed for methodological quality, and 33 medium to high rated studies were included and reviewed. Among all occupations, the association between physical exposures, job demands, noise, and repetitive tasks, and injury risk were stronger among men. The relationship between repetitive tasks and sickness absence was stronger among women. Most studies examining psychological exposures found no risk differences for men and women across occupations. Men were at higher injury risk in certain occupations in primary and secondary industry sectors involving physical exposures and some chemical/ biological exposures. Women were at higher injury risk for the physical demands and repetitive tasks of health care and aluminum production occupations. Conclusion:This review found that men and women can have different work injury and disability risks, both across and within the same occupations, for some physical exposures and to a lesser extent for some chemical and biological exposures. These differences might be a result of occupation-specific task differences.

show abstract

Prospective associations of psychosocial work factors with sickness absence spells and duration: Results from the French national working conditions survey

Bertrais

Pineau

Niedhammer

2023

American J Industrial Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundSome psychosocial work factors are associated with sickness absence, however little information is available on the associations of various psychosocial work factors and multiple exposures with sickness absence spells and duration, and gender differences.MethodsData were from the French working conditions survey conducted on a nationally representative sample of the working population. The study sample included 17,437 employees (7292 men, 10,145 women) followed from 2013 to 2016 and/or from 2016 to 2019. Occupational exposures (20 psychosocial work factors, 4 working time/hours factors, 4 physical work exposures) were measured at the beginning of each follow‐up period. Hurdle and multinomial models were used to study the associations with the number of days and spells of sickness absence.ResultsMost of the psychosocial work factors predicted the risk of at least 1 day of sickness absence. Stronger associations were found among women than men for some factors. Psychosocial work factors were more likely to predict the number of spells than the number of days of sickness absence. Some physical work exposures predicted sickness absence spells and days, whereas shift work in women predicted the risk of at least 1 day of sickness absence. Dose–response associations were found between multiple psychosocial work exposures and sickness absence spells, and between multiple physical exposures and sickness absence spells and days.ConclusionComprehensive prevention policies oriented toward the whole psychosocial and physical work environment should be useful to reduce sickness absence among men and women.

show abstract

Psychosocial Working Conditions and Sickness Absence in a General Population

Abstract: The results of this study indicate that demands, and to some extent support, at work might influence sickness absence-also when adjusting for a detailed categorization of occupations.

Cited by 28 publications

References 23 publications

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Differences between men and women in their risk of work injury and disability: A systematic review

Prospective associations of psychosocial work factors with sickness absence spells and duration: Results from the French national working conditions survey

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About