Trajectories of sickness absence among salaried workers: evidence from the WORKss cohort in Catalonia (Spain), 2012-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sickness absence (SA) is a widely studied integrated measure of health status. To better understand how SA behaves over time (SA trajectory) a longitudinal and individual-centred approach will allow identifying groups of individuals who share common characteristics. The aim of this study was to identify and describe SA trajectories and to assess employment conditions and diagnosis groups as determinants.

Setting

Working-life and sickness absence administrative records from a representative sample of affiliated with the Spanish Social Security system.

Participants

38 420 workers affiliated with the Spanish Social Security system, born 1949 to 1969 or 1970 to 1990, resident in Catalonia who had SA between 2012 and 2014 (75 212 episodes).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ubalde-Lopez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615827 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature