Changes in economic difficulties and subsequent sickness absence: a prospective register-linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People's economic difficulties are associated with their health, but consequences of changes in economic difficulties are less understood. We aimed to examine the associations between changes in economic difficulties and subsequent sickness absence while considering socioeconomic circumstances and other covariates.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

Helsinki, Finland.

Participants

Municipal employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland (n=3859), who were respondents to the baseline (2000-2002) and follow-up (2007) questionnaire surveys and had register-based follow-up data on sickness absence until the end of 2010.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Self-certified short (1-3 days) and medically certified intermediate (4-14 days) and l

SUBMITTER: Lallukka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3549204 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature