Increase in sickness absence due to mental disorders in Finland: trends by gender, age and diagnostic group in 2005-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Mental disorders are among the key public health challenges and cause a significant share of sickness absence. The aim of this study was to examine gender and age-specific trends in sickness absence in Finland among non-retired persons aged 16-67 years during 2005-2019 by main diagnostic groups. Special focus was put on the development of sickness absence due to mental and behavioural disorders.

Methods

Data on compensated sickness allowance days were retrieved from the database of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and data on the non-retired population aged 16-67 years from the database of Statistics Finland for years 2005-2019. Yearly age-standardised sickness absence rates (yearly sickness absence days per each person in the population at risk) according t

SUBMITTER: Blomgren J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096587 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature