An initiative for a more inclusive working life and its effect on return-to-work after sickness absence: a multistate longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To reduce sickness absence (SA) and increase work participation, the tripartite Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life (IA) was established in Norway in 2001. IA companies have had access to several measures to prevent and reduce SA. Our aim in this paper was to estimate the average effect of having access to IA at the time of entering a first SA on later return-to-work (RTW) and on time spent in other work-related states. A secondary objective was to study how effects varied between women and men, and individuals with SA due to either musculoskeletal or psychological diagnoses.

Design

Population-based observational multistate longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

Individual characteristics and detailed longitudinal records of SA, work and education betwe

SUBMITTER: Hoff R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature