Impact of pre-pandemic sick leave diagnoses on the length of COVID-19-related sick leave: a nationwide registry-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused difficulties and changes in many aspects of people's health and lives. Although infection affected work capacity, during the first wave policies for sick leave due to COVID-19 were unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sick leave diagnoses in the year before the COVID-19 diagnosis  on sick leave duration due to COVID-19 in a nationwide non-hospitalised population.

Methods

Data from three Swedish registries were analysed for sick leave commencing between 1 March and 31 August 2020, with a follow-up period of 4 months. Sick leave due to COVID-19 was considered the number of days that sickness benefits were used and included at least one registered COVID-19 diagnosis. Sick leave in the year before COVID-19 di

SUBMITTER: Abzhandadze T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature