INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Musculoskeletal disorders are frequently met in dentistry. OBJECTIVES To show the efficiency of rehabilitation and to make correlations among patients' pain levels, their overall health status, and the number of days of work absenteeism. MATERIALS AND METHOD A total of 390 dentists diagnosed with low back pain, scapulohumeral periarthritis, cervicobrachial neuralg...

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are a leading cause of disability and disease burden in school-age children of worm-endemic regions. Their effect on school absenteeism, however, remains unclear. The World Health Organization currently recommends delivering mass deworming and health hygiene education through school-based programs, in an effort to control STH-related morbidity. In this...

BACKGROUND Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a major cause of sickness absenteeism among health care workers (HCWs) and contribute significantly to overall productivity loss particularly during influenza epidemics. The purpose of this study is to quantify the increases in absenteeism during epidemics including the 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic. METHODS We analysed administrative d...

BACKGROUND Absenteeism due to communicable illness is a major problem encountered by North American elementary school children. Although handwashing is a proven infection control measure, barriers exist in the school environment, which hinder compliance to this routine. Currently, alternative hand hygiene techniques are being considered, and one such technique is the use of antimicrobial rinse-...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether school absenteeism is a perpetuating factor of functional somatic symptoms and whether this holds true for bullied adolescents. STUDY DESIGN This study is part of the longitudinal population-based study Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey. Data from assessment wave 2 (n = 2149; 51.0% girls; mean age = 13.65, SD = 0.53) and assessment wave 3 (n = 1816; 53...

BACKGROUND A school absenteeism surveillance system was implemented in the province of Quebec, Canada during the second wave of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. This paper compares this surveillance approach with other available indicators. METHOD All (3432) elementary and high schools from Quebec were included. Each school was required to report through a web-based system any day where the proportion...