Sickness absence trajectories among young and early midlife employees with psychological distress: the contributions of social and health-related factors in a longitudinal register linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Psychological distress has been associated with sickness absence (SA), but less is known about whether there are distinct patterns in the development of SA among people with psychological distress. We examined trajectories of short- and long-term SA among employees with psychological distress and how social and health-related factors are associated with them.

Methods

We used the employer's register data on all-cause short- (≤ 10 working days) and long-term (> 10 working days) SA with a two-year follow-up. We prospectively linked the Helsinki Health Study survey data on 19-39-year-old employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland, in 2017, to the SA data. We included 1060 participants (81% women) who reported experiencing psychological distress, measured by the emotional

SUBMITTER: Salmela J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807076 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature