Addressing long-term sickness absence: moving beyond disease, illness and work-related factors for effective prevention

[...]a spectrum of legal and cultural differences might add to the possible explanations for the noticeable divergence in the reported associations between the different cohorts included in the Mortensen et al study (6). [...]the flexibility of working time and provisions to enable or support caregi...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health Environment ＆ Health, 2017-01, Vol.43 (1), p.1-4
Main Authors: van Amelsvoort, Ludovic GPM, Jansen, Nicole WH, Kant, IJmert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Chronic diseases
Cultural differences
Directed acyclic graphs
Disabilities
Disability
Disease prevention
Editorial
Humans
informal caregiving
interaction
job strain
Labor contracts
Legislation
long-term sickness absence
Occupational disorders
Occupational health
Occupational health and safety
Occupational stress
Older workers
predictor
Predisposing factors
prevention
Psychoeducational intervention
Risk Factors
Roles
Sick Leave
sickness absence
unpaid care
work-related factor
Working conditions
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Summary:[...]a spectrum of legal and cultural differences might add to the possible explanations for the noticeable divergence in the reported associations between the different cohorts included in the Mortensen et al study (6). [...]the flexibility of working time and provisions to enable or support caregiving (as facilitated by the employer through legislation or labor agreements) can differ extensively between employers, trades, sectors, and countries, and, as such, might have an additional modifying impact on the association between caregiving, job strain and long-term sickness absence, which necessitates the development of more elaborate sickness absence models. A model which might be a useful framework for addressing the complex pathway towards long-term sickness absence could be based on the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) (13).\n It is one thing to elaborate and establish evidence-based models to explain long-term sickness absence risk, but quite another to translate and integrate this knowledge into successful preventive strategies. [...]many preventive actions addressing sickness absence have focused on health protection and disease promotion by addressing health and work-related factors.
ISSN:0355-3140
1795-990X
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.3605