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Keyword sickness absence

 
REVIEW
 

A review of reviews exploring gender differences in sickness absence
Amber R McKenzie, Bethany Croak, Lise Gulli Brokjøb, Sharon A M Stevelink, Ira Madan, Beate Brinchmann, Wendy Nilsen, Karen Walker-Bone, Nils Abel Aars, Arnstein Mykletun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4321
 
REVIEW
 

Occupational health interventions’ impact on absenteeism and economic returns: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Jonas Backes, Sonja I. Mueller, Alexander Geissler, David Ehlig
Scand J Work Environ Health 2026;52(2):79-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4265
 
EDITORIAL
 

The compressed workweek in public health and social care – is it sustainable?
Dagfinn Matre
Scand J Work Environ Health 2026;52(2):75-77
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4276
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Economic gains from hypothetical improvements in the psychosocial work environment: A cohort study of 71 207 workers in Denmark
Brian Krogh Graversen, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Reiner Rugulies, Jeppe Karl Sørensen, Ann Dyreborg Larsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(6):472-482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4244
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Productivity changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated risk factors
Guilherme Monteiro Sanchez Dalla Riva, Sander K R van Zon, Patricia Ots, Gerard van den Berg, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative *, Sandra Brouwer, Raun van Ooijen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(5):394-403
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4237
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Occupational differences in working life expectancy and working years lost in Nordic countries
Karina Undem, Taina Leinonen, Daniel Falkstedt, Gun Johansson, Jacob Pedersen, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Svetlana Solovieva
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(5):423-432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4239
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Do return-to-work trajectories differ by mental disorder diagnosis? A register study among 37 523 Dutch workers
Robèrt Vendelbosch, Corné Roelen, Josué Almansa, Ute Bültmann, Iris Arends
Scand J Work Environ Health 2024;50(7):527-535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4183
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Does job stress mediate the risk of work disability due to common mental disorders among social workers compared with other health and social care, education, and non-human service professionals? A prospective cohort study of public sector employees in Finland
Otso Rantonen, Jenni Ervasti, Kristina Alexanderson, Tuula Oksanen, Ville Aalto, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Paula Salo
Scand J Work Environ Health 2024;50(6):456-465
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4171
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The labor market costs of work-related stress: A longitudinal study of 52 763 Danish employees using multi-state modeling
Jacob Pedersen, Brian Krogh Graversen, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt Madsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2024;50(2):61-72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4131
 
EDITORIAL
 

What are the economic costs of a poor work environment?
Reiner Rugulies, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2024;50(2):49-52
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4143
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

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
Bjørnar Finnanger Garshol, Stein Knardahl, Jan Shahid Emberland, Øivind Skare, Håkon A Johannessen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2024;50(1):28-38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4126
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Multimorbidity is common among young workers and related to increased work absenteeism and presenteeism: results from the population-based Raine Study cohort
Sigrid A Troelstra, Leon M Straker, Mark Harris, Sarah Brown, Allard J van der Beek, Pieter Coenen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(2):218-227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3858
 
OPINION
 

Health and prolonging working lives: an advisory report of the Health Council of The Netherlands
Kerstin G van der Mark-Reeuwijk, Rianne M Weggemans, Ute Bültmann, Alex Burdorf, Dorly JH Deeg, Goedele A Geuskens, Kène CJIM Henkens, IJmert Kant, Annet de Lange, Maarten Lindeboom, Willem van Rhenen, Allard J van der Beek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(5):514-519
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3828
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effect of strengthening health literacy in nursing homes on employee pain and consequences of pain ‒ a stepped-wedge intervention trial
Anne Konring Larsen, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Ole Steen Mortensen, Laura Punnett, Marie Birk Jørgensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(4):386-395
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3801
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Does increasing physical activity reduce the excess risk of work disability among overweight individuals?
Jenni Ervasti, Jaakko Airaksinen, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Sakari Suominen, Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(4):376-385
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3799
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

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
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Taina Leinonen, Lauri J Virta, Ismo Hiljanen, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Ilona Autti-Rämö, Pekka Rissanen, Alex Burdorf, Svetlana Solovieva
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(2):203-208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3780
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Self-reported or register-based? A comparison of sickness absence data among 8110 public and private employees in Denmark
Sannie Vester Thorsen, Mari-Ann Flyvholm, Ute Bültmann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):631-638
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3747
 
REVIEW
 

Sickness absence after carpal tunnel release: a systematic review of the literature
Lisa Newington, Martin Stevens, David Warwick, Jo Adams, Karen Walker-Bone
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):557-567
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3762
 
EDITORIAL
 

Why do we know so little about return to work after carpal tunnel release?
Eira Viikari-Juntura
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(6):555-556
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3771
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sickness absence in a re-employment program as a predictor of labor market attachment among long-term unemployed individuals: A 6-year cohort study in Finland
Chioma A Nwaru, Mika Kivimäki, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Pekka Virtanen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(5):496-502
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3742
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prediction of long-term absence due to sickness in employees: development and validation of a multifactorial risk score in two cohort studies
Jaakko Airaksinen, Markus Jokela, Marianna Virtanen, Tuula Oksanen, Markku Koskenvuo, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(3):274-282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3713
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Unhealthy lifestyle and sleep problems as risk factors for increased direct employers’ cost of short-term sickness absence
Noora Kanerva, Olli Pietiläinen, Tea Lallukka, Ossi Rahkonen, Jouni Lahti
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(2):192-201
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3695
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Identifying return-to-work trajectories using sequence analysis in a cohort of workers with work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Christopher B McLeod, Eline Reiff, Esther Maas, Ute Bültmann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(2):147-155
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3701
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Lauri J Virta, Johanna Kausto, Ilona Autti-Rämö, Kari-Pekka Martimo, Mikko Laaksonen, Taina Leinonen, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Alex Burdorf, Svetlana Solovieva
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):447-456
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3664
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Cumulative occupational mechanical exposures during working life and risk of sickness absence and disability pension: prospective cohort study
Emil Sundstrup, Åse Marie Hansen, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Otto Melchior Poulsen, Thomas Clausen, Reiner Rugulies, Anne Møller, Lars L Andersen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):415-425
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3663
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Length of sickness absence and sustained return-to-work in mental disorders and musculoskeletal diseases: a cohort study of public sector employees
Johanna Kausto, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Lauri J Virta, Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(4):358-366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3643
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Joint association of multimorbidity and work ability with risk of long-term sickness absence: a prospective cohort study with register follow-up
Emil Sundstrup, Markus Due Jakobsen, Ole Steen Mortensen, Lars Louis Andersen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(2):146-154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3620
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Job strain and informal caregiving as predictors of long-term sickness absence: A longitudinal multi-cohort study
Jesper Mortensen, Nadya Dich, Theis Lange, Kristina Alexanderson, Marcel Goldberg, Jenny Head, Mika Kivimäki, Ida EH Madsen, Reiner Rugulies, Jussi Vahtera, Marie Zins, Naja Hulvej Rod
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(1):5-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3587
 
EDITORIAL
 

Addressing long-term sickness absence: moving beyond disease, illness and work-related factors for effective prevention
Ludovic GPM van Amelsvoort, Nicole WH Jansen, IJmert Kant
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(1):1-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3605
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The relationship between chronic conditions and absenteeism and associated costs in Canada
Wei Zhang, Christopher McLeod, Mieke Koehoorn
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(5):413-422
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3583
 
REVIEW
 

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature
Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Anne-Marthe Rustad Indregard, Simon Øverland
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(5):359-370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3579
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Joint association of sleep problems and psychosocial working conditions with registered long-term sickness absence. A Danish cohort study
Ida EH Madsen, Ann D Larsen, Sannie V Thorsen, Jan H Pejtersen, Reiner Rugulies, Børge Sivertsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(4):299-308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3571
 
REVIEW
 

Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
Sergio Vargas-Prada, Evangelia Demou, Drushca Lalloo, Ione Avila-Palencia, Kaveh A Sanati, Maite Sampere, Kerry Freer, Consol Serra, Ewan B Macdonald
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(4):261-272
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3576
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sickness absence and permanent work disability in relation to upper- and lower-body pain and occupational mechanical and psychosocial exposures
Tine Gjedde Sommer, Susanne Wulff Svendsen, Poul Frost
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(6):481-489
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3600
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of a return-to-work program for workers without an employment contract, sick-listed due to common mental disorders
Lieke Lammerts, Frederieke G Schaafsma, Karin Bonefaas-Groenewoud, Willem van Mechelen, Johannes R Anema
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(6):469-480
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3588
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sickness absence and mental health: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey
Mark Wooden, Melisa Bubonya, Deborah Cobb-Clark
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(3):201-208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3553
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effect of a participatory organizational-level occupational health intervention on short-term sickness absence: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Elisabeth Framke, Ole Henning Sørensen, Jacob Pedersen, Reiner Rugulies
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(3):192-200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3559
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Adult social position and sick leave: the mediating effect of physical workload
Karina Corbett, Jon Michael Gran, Petter Kristensen, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(6):542-553
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3525
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Shift work and mental health sickness absence: a 10-year observational cohort study among male production workers
Giny Norder, Corné AM Roelen, Ute Bültmann, Jac JL van der Klink
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(4):413-416
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3501
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Occupational exposures and sick leave during pregnancy: results from a Danish cohort study
Mette Lausten Hansen, Ane Marie Thulstrup, Mette Juhl, Jette Kolding Kristensen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(4):397-406
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3507
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Explaining educational differences in sickness absence: a population-based follow-up study
Risto Kaikkonen, Tommi Härkänen, Ossi Rahkonen, Raija Gould, Seppo Koskinen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(4):338-346
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3499
 
EDITORIAL
 

Understanding the role of work in socioeconomic health inequalities
Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(4):325-327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3506
 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Re: Amelsvoort et al. “Approaches for predicting long-term sickness absence”
Lianne S Schouten, Catelijne I Joling, Joost WJ van der Gulden, Martijn W Heymans, Ute Bültmann, Corné AM Roelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3481
 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

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”
Ludovic GPM van Amelsvoort, Nicole WH Jansen, IJmert Kant
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):322-323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3483
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Results of a feasibility study: barriers and facilitators in implementing the Sherbrooke model in France
Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Marie-José Durand, Jean-François Caillard, Yves Roquelaure, Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):223-233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3489
 
EDITORIAL
 

Work modification as a treatment for low-back pain
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Ellen MacEachen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):219-221
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3494
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The EASY (Early Access to Support for You) sickness absence service: a four-year evaluation of the impact on absenteeism
Judith Brown, Daniel Mackay, Evangelia Demou, Joyce Craig, John Frank, Ewan B Macdonald
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(2):204-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3480
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predictors of sickness absence in pregnancy: a Danish cohort study
Mette Lausten Hansen, Ane Marie Thulstrup, Mette Juhl, Jette Kolding Kristensen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(2):184-193
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3470
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Trajectories of productivity loss over a 20-year period: an analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Elyssa Besen, Glenn Pransky
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(4):380-389
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3433
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Work-related gender differences in physician-certified sick leave: a prospective study of the general working population in Norway
Tom Sterud
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(4):361-369
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3427
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

Eija Haukka, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Ritva Luukkonen, Esa-Pekka Takala, Eira Viikari-Juntura, päivi Leino-Arjas
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(3):278-286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3415
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predictors of recurrent sickness absence among workers having returned to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders
Arends Iris, Jac JL van der Klink, Willem van Rhenen, Michiel R de Boer, Ute Bültmann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(2):195-202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3384
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Impact of pre-existing chronic conditions on age differences in sickness absence after a musculoskeletal work injury: A path analysis approach
Peter Smith, Amber Bielecky, Selahadin Ibrahim, Cameron Mustard, Ron Saunders, Dorcas Beaton, Mieke Koehoorn, Chris McLeod, Heather Scott-Marshall, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(2):167-175
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3397
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Face-to-face information combined with a booklet versus a booklet alone for treatment of mild low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Jarmo Rantonen, Aki Vehtari, Jaro Karppinen, Satu Luoto, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Markku Hupli, Antti Malmivaara, Simo Taimela
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(2):156-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3398
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Changes in working conditions and subsequent sickness absence
Peppiina Saastamoinen, Mikko Laaksonen, Eero Lahelma, Tea Lallukka, Olli Pietiläinen, Ossi Rahkonen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(1):82-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3379
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities

Otto M Poulsen, Birgit Aust, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Reiner Rugulies, Jørgen V Hansen, Torill Tverborgvik, Glen Winzor, Ole S Mortensen, Trine Helverskov, Palle Ørbæk, Maj Britt D Nielsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(1):47-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3383
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Do work factors modify the association between chronic health problems and sickness absence among older employees?

Fenna RM Leijten, Swenne G van den Heuvel, Jan Fekke Ybema, Suzan J W Robroek, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(5):477-485
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3353
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Psychosocial working conditions, occupational groups, and risk of disability pension due to mental diagnoses: a cohort study of 43 000 Swedish twins
Åsa Samuelsson, Annina Ropponen, Kristina Alexanderson, Pia Svedberg
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(4):351-360
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3338
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Disability pension due to musculoskeletal diagnoses: importance of work-related factors in a prospective cohort study of Finnish twins
Sanna Kärkkäinen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Karri Silventoinen, Pia Svedberg, Antti Huunan-Seppälä, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Markku Koskenvuo, Kristina Alexanderson, Jaakko Kaprio, Annina Ropponen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(4):343-350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3345
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of an exposure-based return-to-work program for workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Erik Noordik, Jac J van der Klink, Ronald B Geskus, Michiel R de Boer, Frank J H van Dijk, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(2):144-154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3320
 
EDITORIAL
 

Understanding mechanisms: opening the “black box” in observational studies
Petter Kristensen, Odd O Aalen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(2):121-124
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3343
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of a worksite lifestyle intervention on vitality, work engagement, productivity, and sick leave: results of a randomized controlled trial
Jorien E Strijk, Karin I Proper, Willem van Mechelen, Allard J van der Beek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(1):66-75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3311
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Dose–response relation between perceived physical exertion during healthcare work and risk of long-term sickness absence
Lars Louis Andersen, Thomas Clausen, Roger Persson, Andreas Holtermann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):582-589
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3310
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Transitions between sickness absence, work, unemployment, and disability in Denmark 2004–2008
Jacob Pedersen, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Hermann Burr, Karl B Christensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):516-526
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3293
 
EDITORIAL
 

The need for novel strategies to analyze the dynamic pattern of worker’s health over time and the consequences for sustained employability
Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):485-488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3325
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Health risk behaviors and morbidity among hospital staff − comparison across hospital ward medical specialties in a study of 21 Finnish hospitals
Marianna Virtanen, Jussi Vahtera, G David Batty, Katinka Tuisku, Tuula Oksanen, Marko Elovainio, Kirsi Ahola, Jaana Pentti, Paula Salo, Anne-Marie Vartti, Mika Kivimäki
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(3):228-237
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3264
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Pupils with special educational needs in basic education schools and teachers’ sickness absences – a register-linkage study
Jenni Ervasti, Mika Kivimäki, Ichiro Kawachi, S V Subramanian, Jaana Pentti, Kirsi Ahola, Tuula Oksanen, Tiina Pohjonen, Jussi Vahtera, Marianna Virtanen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(3):209-217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3281
 
EDITORIAL
 

Studying the effect of the psychosocial work environment on risk of ill-health: towards a more comprehensive assessment of working conditions
Reiner Rugulies
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(3):187-192
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3296
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work after early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Johanna Kausto, Rahman Shiri, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Esa-Pekka Takala, Jaro Karppinen, Helena Miranda, Ritva Luukkonen, Kari-Pekka Martimo
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):134-143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3258
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The Danish national return-to-work program – aims, content, and design of the process and effect evaluation
Birgit Aust, Trine Helverskov, Maj Britt D Nielsen, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Reiner Rugulies, Kent Nielsen, Ole H Sørensen, Gry Grundtvig, Malene F Andersen, Jørgen V Hansen, Helle L Buchardt, Lisbeth Nielsen, Trine L Lund, Ingelise Andersen, Mogens H Andersen, Aksel S Clausen, Eskil Heinesen, Ole Steen Mortensen, John Ektor-Andersen, Palle Ørbæk, Glen Winzor, Ute Bültmann, Otto Melchior Poulsen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):120-133
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3272
 
EDITORIAL
 

How should methods for return to work be evaluated?
Bengt Järvholm
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(2):89-91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3277
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sleep problems and sickness absence among middle-aged employees
Ossi Rahkonen, Tea Lallukka, Erkki Kronholm, Jussi Vahtera, Eero Lahelma, Mikko Laaksonen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(1):47-55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3186
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

What promotes sustained return to work of employees on long-term sick leave? Perspectives of vocational rehabilitation professionals
Patricia M Dekkers-Sánchez, Haije Wind, Judith K Sluiter, Monique H W Frings-Dresen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(6):481-493
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3173
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sickness absence associated with shared and open-plan offices – a national cross sectional questionnaire survey
Jan H Pejtersen, Helene Feveile, Karl B Christensen, Hermann Burr
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(5):376-382
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3167
 
EDITORIAL
 

Sickness absence, office types, and advances in absenteeism research
Herman Steensma
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(5):359-362
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3185
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Different domains of health functioning as predictors of sickness absence – a prospective cohort study
Mikko Laaksonen, Sanna-Mari Kääriä, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Eero Lahelma
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(3):213-218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3131
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effect of workplace intervention on pain and sickness absence caused by upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders
Rahman Shiri, Kari-Pekka Martimo, Helena Miranda, Ritva Ketola, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Helena Liira, Jaro Karppinen, Eira Viikari-Juntura
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(2):120-128
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3141
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

2nd place, PREMUS best paper competition: implementing return-to-work interventions for workers with low-back pain – a conceptual framework to identify barriers and facilitators
Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Marie-José Durand, Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(2):99-108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3138
 
REVIEW
 

Physical conditioning programs for improving work outcomes among workers with back pain
Frederieke Schaafsma, Eva Schonstein, Anneli Ojajärvi, Jos Verbeek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(1):1-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3078
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return to work following disabling occupational injury – facilitators of employment continuation
Amanda E Young
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(6):473-483
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2986
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Discrepancy between objective and subjective measures of job stress and sickness absence
David H Rehkopf, Hannah Kuper, Michael G Marmot
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(6):449-457
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3081
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

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
Linda Ahlstrom, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Mats Hagberg, Lotta Dellve
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(5):404-412
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2917
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Gender differences in sickness absence – the contribution of occupation and workplace
Mikko Laaksonen, Arne Mastekaasa, Pekka Martikainen, Ossi Rahkonen, Kustaa Piha, Eero Lahelma
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(5):394-403
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2909
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prognostic factors for long-term sickness absence among employees with neck–shoulder and low-back pain
Andreas Holtermann, Jørgen V Hansen, Hermann Burr, Karen Søgaard
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(1):34-41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2883
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Trends in sickness absence in Denmark
Kristina Johansen, Kristine Bihrmann, Sigurd Mikkelsen, Elsebeth Lynge
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(5):334-341
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1346
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Impact of work-related factors, lifestyle, and work ability on sickness absence among Dutch construction workers
Seyed M Alavinia, Tilja I J van den Berg, Cor van Duivenbooden, Leo A M Elders, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(5):325-333
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1340
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Is there a gender difference in the effect of work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors on musculoskeletal symptoms and related sickness absence?
Wendela E Hooftman, Allard J van der Beek, Paulien M Bongers, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(2):85-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1316
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Does evening work predict sickness absence among female carers of the elderly?
Finn Tüchsen, Karl B Christensen, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen, Thomas Lund
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(6):483-486
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1287
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sick leave among native and immigrant workers in Spain—a 6-month follow-up study
Jorge Soler-González, Maria-Catalina Serna, Anna Bosch, Maria-Cristina Ruiz, Elisard Huertas, Montserrat Rué
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(6):438-443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1288
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sick leaves in four factories—do characteristics of employees and work conditions explain differences in sickness absence between workplaces?
Pekka Virtanen, Anna Siukola, Tiina Luukkaala, Minna Savinainen, Heikki Arola, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Mika Kivimäki, Hans Helenius, Jussi Vahtera
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(4):260-266
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1225
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

What makes men and women with musculoskeletal complaints decide they are too sick to work?
Wendela E Hooftman, Marjan J Westerman, Allard J van der Beek, Paulien M Bongers, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(2):107-112
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1221
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Influence of sleep on symptom improvement and return to work in clinical burnout
Mieke Sonnenschein, Marjolijn J Sorbi, Marc J P M Verbraak, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Cora J M Maas, Lorenz J P van Doornen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(1):23-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1195
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Enhancing evidence-based advice of occupational health physicians
Frederieke Schaafsma, Nathalie Hugenholtz, Angela de Boer, Paul Smits, Carel Hulshof, Frank van Dijk
Scand J Work Environ Health 2007;33(5):368-378
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1156
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Analyzing sickness absence with statistical models for survival data
Karl B Christensen, Per Kragh Andersen, Lars Smith-Hansen, Martin L Nielsen, Tage S Kristensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2007;33(3):233-239
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1132
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Work ability index of young employees and their sickness absence during the following year
Veikko Kujala, Tuija Tammelin, Jouko Remes, Elina Vammavaara, Ellen Ek, Jaana Laitinen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(1):75-84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.979
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Predicting the duration of sickness absence for patients with common mental disorders in occupational health care
Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Jos H A M Verbeek, Angela G E M de Boer, Roland W B Blonk, Frank J H van Dijk
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(1):67-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.978
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

A new bricklayers’ method for use in the construction industry
Pim A J Luijsterburg, Paulien M Bongers, Ernest M M de Vroome
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(5):394-400
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.923
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Reduced productivity after sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to health outcomes
Freek Lötters, Willem-Jan Meerding, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(5):367-374
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.920
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Sickness absence and the organization of nursing care among hospital nurses
Mika Kivimäki, Arja Mäkinen, Marko Elovainio, Jussi Vahtera, Marianna Virtanen, Jenny Firth-Cozens
Scand J Work Environ Health 2004;30(6):468-476
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.836
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prognostic factors related to recurrent low-back pain and sickness absence
Swenneke G van den Heuvel, Geertje A M Ariëns, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Wilhelmina E Hoogendoorn, Paulien M Bongers
Scand J Work Environ Health 2004;30(6):459-467
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.835
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Different risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints and musculoskeletal sickness absence
Wilhelmina IJzelenberg, Duco Molenaar, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2004;30(1):56-63
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.765
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

High physical and psychosocial load at work and sickness absence due to neck pain
Geertje A M Ariëns, Paulien M Bongers, Wilhelmina E Hoogendoorn, Gerrit van der Wal, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28(4):222-231
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.669
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Contingent employment, health and sickness absence
Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki, Marko Elovainio, Jussi Vahtera, CaryL Cooper
Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(6):365-372
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.628
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Occupational factors affecting sick leave attributed to low back pain
G J Wickström, Jaana Pentti
Scand J Work Environ Health 1998;24(2):145-152
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.292
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 
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Diverging trajectories of job demands, job resources, and psychological distress before long-term mental health-related sick leave among teachers
Fumio Kobayashi, Akihiko Narisada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4337
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effect of training for a participatory ergonomic intervention on physical exertion and musculoskeletal pain among childcare workers (the TOY project) – a wait-list cluster-randomized controlled trial
Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Ole Henning Sørensen, Allard J van der Beek, Andreas Holtermann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(4):429-436
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3884
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial
Martin Skagseth, Marius S Fimland, Marit B Rise, Roar Johnsen, Petter C Borchgrevink, Lene Aasdahl
Scand J Work Environ Health 2020;46(4):356-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3873
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on sustained return to work after work-related musculoskeletal strain or sprain: a gender-stratified cohort study
Andrea Marie Jones, Mieke Koehoorn, Ute Bültmann, Christopher B McLeod
Scand J Work Environ Health 2021;47(4):296-305
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3951
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Office design as a risk factor for disability retirement: A prospective registry study of Norwegian employees
Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Jan Shahid Emberland, Stein Knardahl
Scand J Work Environ Health 2021;47(1):22-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3907
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Physical work demands and expected labor market affiliation (ELMA): Prospective cohort with register-follow-up among 46 169 employees
Jacob Pedersen, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Lars L Andersen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2022;48(8):641-650
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4050
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Chronic disorders, work-unit leadership quality and long-term sickness absence among 33 025 public hospital employees
Amar J Mehta, Jimmi Mathisen, Tri-Long Nguyen, Reiner Rugulies, Naja Hulvej Rod
Scand J Work Environ Health 2022;48(7):560-568
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4036
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Economic evaluation of return-to-work interventions for mental disorder-related sickness absence: two years follow-up of a randomized clinical trial
Anna Finnes, Jeffrey S Hoch, Pia Enebrink, JoAnne Dahl, Ata Ghaderi, Anna Nager, Inna Feldman
Scand J Work Environ Health 2022;48(4):264-272
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4012
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Evaluating effectiveness of an integrated return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation program on work disability duration in the construction sector
Robert A Macpherson, Ailin He, Benjamin C Amick III, Mieke Koehoorn, Christopher B McLeod
Scand J Work Environ Health 2022;48(3):229-238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4006
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Precarious employment at a young age and labor-market marginalization during middle-adulthood: A register-linked cohort study
Emelie Thern, Nuria Matilla-Santander, Theo Bodin, Tomas Hemmingsson
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(3):201-210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4079
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic
Bart Aben, Robin N Kok, Astrid de Wind
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(3):182-192
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4077
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Night and evening shifts and risk of calling in sick within the next two days – a case-crossover study design based on day-to-day payroll data
Ann Dyreborg Larsen, Helena Breth Nielsen, Jonas Kirschheiner-Rasmussen, Johnni Hansen, Åse Marie Hansen, Henrik Albert Kolstad, Reiner Rugulies, Anne Helene Garde
Scand J Work Environ Health 2023;49(2):117-125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4074
 
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