Predictors of sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders in Sweden– a longitudinal study

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ID15380278
AuthorsAnna Frantz (0000-0002-5679-1740, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Anna Toropova (0000-0001-7677-0958, Karolinska Institutet), Iben Axén (0000-0001-5251-5995, Karolinska Institutet), Gunnar Bergström (0000-0002-0161-160X, Karolinska Institutet), Anna Finnes (0000-0002-5615-4266, Karolinska Institutet), Elisabeth Björk Brämberg (0000-0002-0204-5144, Karolinska Institutet)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages428-428
Publication date2025-02-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-21563-4
PMID39901173
OpenAlexW4407087490
LanguageEN
References cited47

Our study suggests that work-related factors, i.e., high job demands and impaired work ability, are associated with an increased number of days on sickness absence. Additionally, the certainty of returning to work within three months is associated with fewer days on sickness absence. The results highlight the importance of addressing specific workplace factors when designing interventions aimed at decreasing sickness absence for employees on sickness absence due to CMDs. The results could be used to inform a dialogue between healthcare personnel and employees on sickness absence due to CMDs, and to serve as basis for a structured inventory to assist healthcare personnel in addressing workplace factors

Absenteeism · Biostatistics · Cohort · Cohort study · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Public health · Sick leave · Demography · Medicine · Occupational Health and Burnout · Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research · Workplace Health and Well-being · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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