Job demands, health perception and sickness absence

University of Groningen Job demands , health perception and sickness absence

Mental and physical health-related functioning mediates between psychological job demands and sickness absence among nurses.

AIMS To investigate whether health-related functioning mediates the effect of psychological job demands on sickness absence in nurses. BACKGROUND Nurses face high job demands that can have adverse health effects resulting in sickness absence. DESIGN Prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up. METHODS Data for 2964 Norwegian nurses were collected in the period 2008-2010. At baseline, p...

Job Strain, Health and Sickness Absence: Results from the Hordaland Health Study

OBJECTIVES While it is generally accepted that high job strain is associated with adverse occupational outcomes, the nature of this relationship and the causal pathways involved are not well elucidated. We aimed to assess the association between job strain and long-term sickness absence (LTSA), and investigate whether any associations could be explained by validated health measures. METHODS D...

Job satisfaction and short-term sickness absence among Dutch workers.

BACKGROUND Sickness absence is a considerable economic and social problem. Short-term sickness absence is known to be associated with behavioural attitudes. The correlation between sickness absence and job satisfaction has been studied infrequently and with contradictory results. AIMS This study investigated the correlation between short-term sickness absence and both global and specific job ...

Severe occupational hand eczema, job stress and cumulative sickness absence.

BACKGROUND Stress is known to activate or exacerbate dermatoses, but the relationships between chronic stress, job-related stress and sickness absence among occupational hand eczema (OHE) patients are inadequately understood. AIMS To see whether chronic stress or burnout symptoms were associated with cumulative sickness absence in patients with OHE and to determine which factors predicted sic...