Publications by authors named "Nicky van Foreest"
Gender differences in mental health-related sickness absence in the education sector.
BMC Public Health
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The education sector has a big problem with teachers being absent due to mental health issues, which affects everyone involved, like coworkers and students.
- A study showed that teachers are out sick longer (about 235 days) than workers in other jobs (188 days), even when looking at things like gender and age.
- The research found that while gender affects how long people are absent, the difference is smaller in education compared to other jobs.
Purpose: Sickness absence is a major public health problem, given its high cost and negative impact on employee well-being. Understanding sickness absence duration and recovery rates among different groups is useful to develop effective strategies for enhancing recovery and reducing costs related to sickness absence.
Methods: Our study analyzed data from a large occupational health service, including over 5 million sick-listed employees from 2010 to 2020, out of which almost 600,000 cases were diagnosed by an occupational health physician.