Key term: sick leave

Original article [online first; 25 March 2024]   pdf
Does country of resettlement influence the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees? A cohort study in Sweden and Norway

Amin R, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Undem K, Mehlum IS, Hasting RL
 

Original article 2024;50(1):28-38   pdf
Effects of the Labor Inspection Authority’s regulatory tools on physician-certified sick leave and employee health in Norwegian home-care services – a cluster randomized controlled trial

Finnanger Garshol B, Knardahl S, Emberland JS, Skare Ø, Johannessen HA
 

Original article 2023;49(7):477-486   pdf
Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting

Aasdahl L, Standal MI, Hagen R, Solbjør M, Bagøien G, Fossen H, Foldal VS, Bjørngaard JH, Rysstad T, Grotle M, Johnsen R, Fors EA
 

Original article 2023;49(7):466-476   pdf
The effects of a national, voluntary agreement for a more inclusive working life on work participation following long-term sickness absence: a Norwegian cohort study

Hasting RL, Mehlum IS, Undem K, Robroek SJW, Burdorf A, Gran JM, Merkus SL
 

Original article 2023;49(5):341-349   pdf
Burden of idiopathic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in occupational healthcare: increased absenteeism and healthcare resource utilization

Ukkola-Vuoti L, Karlsson A, Tuominen S, Lassenius MI, Aaltonen J, Ranta M, Kosunen M, Renlund M, Lehtonen A, Puolakka K
 

Short communication 2023;49(4):303-308   pdf
Integrated mental healthcare and vocational rehabilitation for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: 24-month follow-up of the randomized IBBIS trial

Hoff A, Poulsen RM, Fisker JP, Hjorthøj C, Nordentoft M, Bojesen AB, Eplov LF
 

Original article 2023;49(4):249-258   pdf
Psychosocial working conditions and sickness absence among younger employees in Denmark: a register-based cohort study using job exposure matrices

Sørensen JK, Pedersen J, Burr H, Holm A, Lallukka T, Lund T, Melchior M, Rod NH, Rugulies R, Sivertsen B, Stansfeld S, Christensen KB, Madsen IEH
 

Original article 2023;49(3):201-210   pdf full text
Precarious employment at a young age and labor-market marginalization during middle-adulthood: A register-linked cohort study

Thern E, Matilla-Santander N, Bodin T, Hemmingsson T
 

Original article 2023;49(3):182-192   pdf full text
Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic

Aben B, Kok RN, de Wind A
 

Original article 2022;48(8):651-661   pdf full text
Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis

Gupta N, Bjerregaard SS, Yang L, Forsman M, Rasmussen CL, Rasmussen CDN, Clays E, Holtermann A
 

Original article 2022;48(7):579-585   pdf full text
Predicting long-term sickness absence among retail workers after four days of sick-listing

Roelen CAM, Speklé EM, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Heymans MW, van Rhenen W, Schaafsma FG
 

Original article 2022;48(5):361-371   pdf full text
Integrating vocational rehabilitation and mental healthcare to improve the return-to-work process for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: results from a randomized trial

Hoff A, Fisker J, Poulsen RM, Hjorthøj C, Rosenberg NK, Nordentoft M, Bojesen AB, Eplov LF
 

Original article 2022;48(3):229-238   pdf full text
Evaluating effectiveness of an integrated return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation program on work disability duration in the construction sector

Macpherson RA, He A, Amick III BC, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB
 

Original article 2022;48(2):148-157   pdf full text
Associations of employment sector and occupational exposures with full and part-time sickness absence: random and fixed effects analyses on panel data

Hartikainen E, Solovieva S, Viikari-Juntura E, Leinonen T
 

Original article 2021;47(8):600-608   pdf full text
Sickness absence and return to work among employees with knee osteoarthritis with and without total knee arthroplasty: a prospective register linkage study among Finnish public sector employees

Kaila-Kangas L, Leino-Arjas P, Koskinen A, Takala E-P, Oksanen T, Ervasti J, Kausto J
 

Original article 2021;47(6):466-474   pdf
Sexual and gender harassment in Swedish workplaces: A prospective cohort study on implications for long-term sickness absence

Blindow K, Bondestam F, Johansson G, Bodin T, Westerlund H, Nyberg A
 

Original article 2021;47(5):395-403   pdf full text
Patterns of working hour characteristics and risk of sickness absence among shift-working hospital employees: a data-mining cohort study

Rosenström T, Härmä M, Kivimäki M, Ervasti J, Virtanen M, Hakola T, Koskinen A, Ropponen A
 

Original article 2021;47(4):268-276   pdf full text
The associations of working hour characteristics with short sickness absence among part- and full-time retail workers

Shiri R, Hakola T, Härmä M, Ropponen A
 

Original article 2021;47(4):258-267   pdf full text
Efficacy of an indicated prevention strategy on sickness absence and termination of the employment contract: a 5-year follow-up study

Klasen SH, van Amelsvoort LGPM, Jansen NWH, Slangen JJM, Tjin A Ton G, Kant I
 

Original article 2020;46(4):410-416   pdf full text
Neurodevelopmental disorders among young adults and the risk of sickness absence and disability pension: a nationwide register linkage study

Virtanen M, Lallukka T, Kivimäki M, Alexanderson K, Ervasti J, Mittendorfer-Rutz E
 

Original article 2020;46(4):356-363   pdf full text
Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial

Skagseth M, Fimland MS, Rise MB, Johnsen R, Borchgrevink PC, Aasdahl L
 

Original article 2020;46(3):302-310   pdf full text
Do gender and psychosocial job stressors modify the relationship between disability and sickness absence: An investigation using 12 waves of a longitudinal cohort

Milner A, Aitken Z, Byars S, Butterworth P, Kavanagh A
 

Short communication 2020;46(3):330-334   pdf full text
The impact of office design on medically certified sickness absence

Nielsen MB, Knardahl S
 

Original article 2020;46(2):209-217   pdf full text
Status incongruence in human service occupations and implications for mild-to-severe depressive symptoms and register-based sickness absence: A prospective cohort study

Nyberg A, Johansson G, Westerlund H, Rostila M, Toivanen S
 

Review 2020;46(1):5-18   pdf full text
Smoking and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Troelstra SA, Coenen P, Boot CRL, Harting J, Kunst AE, van der Beek AJ
 

Review 2019;45(4):333-345   pdf full text
Fatigue and risk of sickness absence in the working population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Sagherian K, Geiger-Brown J, Rogers VE, Ludeman E
 

Original article 2019;45(6):622-630   pdf full text
The role of occupational class on the association between sickness absence and disability pension: A Swedish register-based twin study

Helgadóttir B, Narusyte J, Ropponen A, Bergström G, Mather L, Blom V, Svedberg P
 

Original article 2019;45(4):413-420   pdf full text
Relational justice, economic fluctuations, and long-term sickness absence: a multi-cohort study

Peutere L, Ojala S, Lipiäinen L, Järvinen K-M, Saari T, Pyöriä P
 

Original article 2019;45(4):386-395   pdf full text
The effect of strengthening health literacy in nursing homes on employee pain and consequences of pain ‒ a stepped-wedge intervention trial

Larsen AK, Thygesen LC, Mortensen OS, Punnett L, Jørgensen MB
 

Original article 2019;45(4):370-375   pdf full text
Cancer survivors on the process of returning to work: a Danish focus group study

Nielsen AF, Zinckernage L, Tofte JB, Timm H
 

Short communication 2019;45(2):203-208   pdf full text
Early part-time sick leave results in considerable savings in social security costs at national level: an analysis based on a quasi-experiment in Finland

Viikari-Juntura E, Leinonen T, Virta LJ, Hiljanen I, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Autti-Rämö I, Rissanen P, Burdorf A, Solovieva S
 

Original article 2019;45(2):134-145   pdf full text
Organizational change and employee mental health: A prospective multilevel study of the associations between organizational changes and clinically relevant mental distress

Fløvik L, Knardahl S, Christensen JO
 

Editorial 2018;44(6):555-556   pdf full text
Why do we know so little about return to work after carpal tunnel release?

Viikari-Juntura E
 

Review 2018;44(6):557-567   pdf full text
Sickness absence after carpal tunnel release: a systematic review of the literature

Newington L, Stevens M, Warwick D, Adams J, Walker-Bone K
 

Original article 2018;44(6):631-638   pdf full text
Self-reported or register-based? A comparison of sickness absence data among 8110 public and private employees in Denmark

Thorsen SV, Flyvholm M-A, Bültmann U
 

Original article 2018;44(3):274-282   pdf
Prediction of long-term absence due to sickness in employees: development and validation of a multifactorial risk score in two cohort studies

Airaksinen J, Jokela M, Virtanen M, Oksanen T, Koskenvuo M, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Kivimäki M
 

Original article 2018;44(2):156-162   pdf full text
Prediction models to identify workers at risk of sick leave due to low-back pain in the Dutch construction industry

Bosman LC, Dijkstra L, Joling CI, Heymans MW, Twisk JWR, Roelen CAM
 

Original article 2018;44(2):147-155   pdf full text
Identifying return-to-work trajectories using sequence analysis in a cohort of workers with work-related musculoskeletal disorders

McLeod CB, Reiff E, Maas E, Bültmann U
 

Original article 2018;44(2):192-201   pdf full text
Unhealthy lifestyle and sleep problems as risk factors for increased direct employers’ cost of short-term sickness absence

Kanerva N, Pietiläinen O, Lallukka T, Rahkonen O, Lahti J
 

Original article 2017;43(5):447-456   pdf full text
Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland

Viikari-Juntura E, Virta LJ, Kausto J, Autti-Rämö I, Martimo K-P, Laaksonen M, Leinonen T, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K, Burdorf A, Solovieva S
 

Original article 2017;43(5):436-446   pdf full text
Return to work after work-related stress: a randomized controlled trial of a work-focused cognitive behavioral intervention

Dalgaard VL, Aschbacher K, Andersen JH, Glasscock DJ, Willert MV, Carstensen O, Biering K
 

Original article 2017;43(4):358-366   pdf full text
Length of sickness absence and sustained return-to-work in mental disorders and musculoskeletal diseases: a cohort study of public sector employees

Kausto J, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Virta LJ, Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
 

Editorial 2017;43(1):1-4   pdf full text
Addressing long-term sickness absence: moving beyond disease, illness and work-related factors for effective prevention

van Amelsvoort LGPM, Jansen NWH, Kant I
 

Original article 2016;42(6):510-519   pdf full text
Long-term effectiveness of an educational and physical intervention for preventing low-back pain recurrence: a randomized controlled trial

Chaléat-Valayer E, Denis A, Abelin-Genevois K, Zelmar A, Siani-Trebern F, Touzet S, Bergeret A, Colin C, Fassier J-B
 

Original article 2016;42(6):469-480   pdf full text
Effectiveness of a return-to-work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to common mental disorders

Lammerts L, Schaafsma FG, Bonefaas-Groenewoud K, van Mechelen W, Anema JR
 

Original article 2017;43(1):5-14   pdf full text
Job strain and informal caregiving as predictors of long-term sickness absence: A longitudinal multi-cohort study

Mortensen J, Dich N, Lange T, Alexanderson K, Goldberg M, Head J, Kivimäki M, Madsen IEH, Rugulies R, Vahtera J, Zins M, Rod NH
 

Original article 2016;42(6):520-527   pdf full text
Predicting chronic low-back pain based on pain trajectories in patients in an occupational setting: an exploratory analysis

Panken G, Hoekstra T, Verhagen A, van Tulder M, Twisk J, Heymans MW
 

Review 2016;42(5):359-370   pdf full text
Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Nielsen MB, Indregard AMR, Øverland S
 

Review 2016;42(4):261-272   pdf full text
Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

Vargas-Prada S, Demou E, Lalloo D, Avila-Palencia I, Sanati KA, Sampere M, Freer K, Serra C, Macdonald EB
 

Original article 2016;42(3):201-208   pdf full text
Sickness absence and mental health: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey

Wooden M, Bubonya M, Cobb-Clark D
 

Original article 2015;41(6):542-553   pdf
Adult social position and sick leave: the mediating effect of physical workload

Corbett K, Gran JM, Kristensen P, Mehlum IS
 

Original article 2015;41(4):397-406   pdf full text
Occupational exposures and sick leave during pregnancy: results from a Danish cohort study

Hansen ML, Thulstrup AM, Juhl M, Kristensen JK, Ramlau-Hansen CH
 

Short communication 2015;41(4):413-416   pdf full text
Shift work and mental health sickness absence: a 10-year observational cohort study among male production workers

Norder G, Roelen CAM, Bültmann U, van der Klink JJL
 

Original article 2015;41(3):223-233   pdf full text
Results of a feasibility study: barriers and facilitators in implementing the Sherbrooke model in France

Fassier J-B, Durand M-J, Caillard J-F, Roquelaure Y, Loisel P
 

Letter to the Editor 2015;41(3):322-323   pdf full text
Approaches for predicting long-term sickness absence. Re: Schouten et al. “Screening manual and office workers for risk of long-term sickness absence: cut-off points for the Work Ability Index”

van Amelsvoort LGPM, Jansen NWH, Kant I
 

Letter to the Editor 2015;41(3):324-324   pdf full text
Re: Amelsvoort et al. “Approaches for predicting long-term sickness absence”

Schouten LS, Joling CI, van der Gulden JWJ, Heymans MW, Bültmann U, Roelen CAM
 

Original article 2015;41(1):36-42   pdf full text
Screening manual and office workers for risk of long-term sickness absence: cut-off points for the Work Ability Index

Schouten LS, Joling CI, van der Gulden JWJ, Heymans MW, Bültmann U, Roelen CAM
 

Original article 2014;40(4):380-389   pdf full text
Trajectories of productivity loss over a 20-year period: an analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

Besen E, Pransky G
 

Original article 2014;40(4):361-369   pdf full text
Work-related gender differences in physician-certified sick leave: a prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Sterud T
 

Original article 2014;40(1):82-88   pdf full text
Changes in working conditions and subsequent sickness absence

Saastamoinen P, Laaksonen M, Lahelma E, Lallukka T, Pietiläinen O, Rahkonen O
 

Amendments and corrections 2013;39(3):319-319   pdf
Re: Noordik E, van der Klink JJ, Geskus RB, de Boer MR, van Dijk FJH, Nieuwenhuijsen K. Effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work program for workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013;39(2):144–154. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3320

Noordik E, van der Klink JJ, Geskus RB, de Boer MR, van Dijk FJH, Nieuwenhuijsen K
 

Original article 2013;39(5):456-467   pdf full text
The effectiveness of a construction worksite prevention program on work ability, health, and sick leave: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial

Oude Hengel KM, Blatter BM, van der Molen HF, Bongers PM, van der Beek AJ
 

Original article 2013;39(4):343-350   pdf full text
Disability pension due to musculoskeletal diagnoses: importance of work-related factors in a prospective cohort study of Finnish twins

Kärkkäinen S, Pitkäniemi J, Silventoinen K, Svedberg P, Huunan-Seppälä A, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M, Alexanderson K, Kaprio J, Ropponen A
 

Original article 2013;39(4):351-360   pdf full text
Psychosocial working conditions, occupational groups, and risk of disability pension due to mental diagnoses: a cohort study of 43 000 Swedish twins

Samuelsson Å, Ropponen A, Alexanderson K, Svedberg P
 

Original article 2013;39(3):259-267   pdf full text
Relative weight and disability retirement: a prospective cohort study

Roos E, Laaksonen M, Rahkonen O, Lahelma E, Lallukka T
 

Original article 2013;39(1):66-75   pdf full text
Effectiveness of a worksite lifestyle intervention on vitality, work engagement, productivity, and sick leave: results of a randomized controlled trial

Strijk JE, Proper KI, van Mechelen W, van der Beek AJ
 

Original article 2013;39(1):37-45   pdf full text
Health-related effects of early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Shiri R, Kausto J, Martimo K-P, Kaila-Kangas L, Takala E-P, Viikari-Juntura E
 

Original article 2012;38(3):209-217   pdf
Pupils with special educational needs in basic education schools and teachers’ sickness absences – a register-linkage study

Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Pentti J, Ahola K, Oksanen T, Pohjonen T, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
 

Editorial 2012;38(2):89-91   pdf
How should methods for return to work be evaluated?

Järvholm B
 

Original article 2012;38(5):447-455   pdf
Hazard functions to describe patterns of new and recurrent sick leave episodes for different diagnoses

Navarro A, Moriña D, Reis R, Nedel FB, Martín M, Alvarado S
 

Original article 2012;38(2):134-143   pdf
Return to work after early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Viikari-Juntura E, Kausto J, Shiri R, Kaila-Kangas L, Takala E-P, Karppinen J, Miranda H, Luukkonen R, Martimo K-P
 

Review 2012;38(2):93-104   pdf
Meta-synthesis of qualitative research on return to work among employees with common mental disorders

Andersen MF, Nielsen KM, Brinkmann S
 

Editorial 2011;37(5):359-362   pdf
Sickness absence, office types, and advances in absenteeism research

Steensma H
 

Original article 2011;37(6):481-493   pdf
What promotes sustained return to work of employees on long-term sick leave? Perspectives of vocational rehabilitation professionals

Dekkers-Sánchez PM, Wind H, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MHW
 

Original article 2011;37(5):376-382   pdf
Sickness absence associated with shared and open-plan offices – a national cross sectional questionnaire survey

Pejtersen JH, Feveile H, Christensen KB, Burr H
 

Original article 2011;37(3):186-195   pdf
Effects of a stress management intervention on absenteeism and return to work – results from a randomized wait-list controlled trial

Willert MV, Thulstrup AM, Bonde JP
 

Original article 2010;36(5):404-412   pdf
The work ability index and single-item question: associations with sick leave, symptoms, and health – a prospective study of women on long-term sick leave

Ahlstrom L, Grimby-Ekman A, Hagberg M, Dellve L
 

Original article 2010;36(1):34-41   pdf
Prognostic factors for long-term sickness absence among employees with neck–shoulder and low-back pain

Holtermann A, Hansen JV, Burr H, Søgaard K
 

Review SJWEH Suppl 2009; (7):5-14   pdf
Sickness absence in Denmark – research, results, and reflections

Lund T, Labriola M
 

Original article 2009;35(5):325-333   pdf
Impact of work-related factors, lifestyle, and work ability on sickness absence among Dutch construction workers

Alavinia SM, van den Berg TIJ, van Duivenbooden C, Elders LAM, Burdorf A
 

Original article 2008;34(6):420-429   pdf
Predictors of sick leave and reduced productivity at work among persons with early inflammatory joint conditions

Geuskens GA, Hazes JMW, Barendregt PJ, Burdorf A
 

Original article 2008;34(6):430-437   pdf
Influence of self-reported work conditions and health on full, partial and no return to work after long-term sickness absence

Josephson M, Heijbel B, Voss M, Alfredsson L, Vingård E
 

Original article 2008;34(6):438-443   pdf
Sick leave among native and immigrant workers in Spain—a 6-month follow-up study

Soler-González J, Serna M-C, Bosch A, Ruiz M-C, Huertas E, Rué M
 

Original article 2008;34(4):260-266   pdf
Sick leaves in four factories—do characteristics of employees and work conditions explain differences in sickness absence between workplaces?

Virtanen P, Siukola A, Luukkaala T, Savinainen M, Arola H, Nygård C-H, Kivimäki M, Helenius H, Vahtera J
 

Original article 2008;34(1):55-65   pdf
One-year randomized controlled trial with different physical-activity programs to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and shoulders among office workers

Blangsted AK, Søgaard K, Hansen EA, Hannerz H, Sjøgaard G
 

Original article 2007;33(6):440-446   pdf
Generalizability of a prediction rule for sick leave due to shoulder pain

Kuijpers T, Vergouwe Y, van der Heijden GJM, Bot SDM, Twisk JWR, van der Windt DAWM, Bouter LM
 

Original article 2007;33(3):215-222   pdf
Prediction of cardiocerebrovascular and other significant disease from disturbed sleep and work strain

Leineweber C, Kecklund G, Orth-Gomér K
 

Supplement article 2005;31 suppl 2:110-115   pdf
The Galaxen model—a concept for rehabilitation and prevention in the construction industry

Stenlund B
 

Original article 2004;30(1):56-63   pdf
Different risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints and musculoskeletal sickness absence

IJzelenberg W, Molenaar D, Burdorf A
 

Original article 2003;29(2):106-116   pdf
Effects of software programs stimulating regular breaks and exercises on work-related neck and upper-limb disorders

van den Heuvel SG, de Looze MP, Hildebrandt VH, Thé KH
 

Original article 2002;28(4):222-231   pdf
High physical and psychosocial load at work and sickness absence due to neck pain

Ariëns GAM, Bongers PM, Hoogendoorn WE, van der Wal G, van Mechelen W
 

Original article 2002;28(2):85-93   pdf
Effectiveness of a worksite exercise program with respect to perceived work ability and sick leaves among women with physical work

Nurminen E, Malmivaara A, Ilmarinen J, Ylöstalo P, Mutanen P, Ahonen G, Aro T
 

Original article 2001;27(6):381-387   pdf
Incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among newly employed manufacturing workers

Häkkänen M, Viikari-Juntura E, Martikainen R
 

Original article 2000;26(5):382-389   pdf
Impact of occupation on respiratory disease

Nathell L, Malmberg P, Lundbäck B, Nygren Å
 

Review 1997;23(3):165-178   pdf
Vocational outcome of intervention for low-back pain

van der Weide WE, Verbeek JHAM, van Tulder MW
 

Original article 1997;23(1):54-59   pdf
Effects of work-related stress reduction on depressive symptoms among Japanese blue-collar workers

Kawakami N, Araki S, Kawashima K, Masumoto T, Hayashi T
 

Original article 1995;21(3):191-198   pdf
Pregnancy-related sickness absence among employed women in a Swedish county

Alexanderson K, Hensing G, Carstensen J, Bjurulf P

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