Health-related selection into employment among the unemployed.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful transitions from unemployment to employment are an important concern, yet little is known about health-related selection into employment. We assessed the association of various physical and psychiatric conditions with finding employment, and employment stability.

Methods

Using total population register data, we followed Finnish residents aged 30-60 with an unemployment spell during 2009-2018 (n = 814,085) for two years from the onset of unemployment. We predicted any, stable, and unstable employment by health status using Cox proportional hazards models. The data on specialized health care and prescription reimbursement were used to identify any alcohol-related conditions and poisonings, psychiatric conditions and self-harm, injuries, and physical condi

SUBMITTER: Junna L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature