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Job Strain and Long-Term Sickness Absence From Work: A Ten-Year Prospective Study in German Working Population.
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Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine . Apr2019, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p278-284. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prospective associations between baseline job strain and 10-year cumulative incidence of longterm sickness absence (LTSA) in the German workforce. Methods: This study used longitudinal data from the 2001 to 2011 waves of The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (n = 9794). Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine the prospective association between job strain and incidence of LTSA. Results: High strain [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.28, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.12 to 1.46] and passive jobs (H R = 1.14, 95% C I= 1.01 to 1.30) were significantly associated with LTSA after full adjustment for covariates, with greater risk in the older participants (>45) in passive (HR = 1 .3 3, 95% CI = 1 .0 8 to 1.63) and high strain (HR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.27 to 1.92) jobs. Conclusion: Jobs with low control over work were associated with LTSA in German workers. More studies using longitudinal employment data, and more detailed job strain measures are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135961044
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001525