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- Developed and validated a screening tool called Balansmeter to identify employees at risk for long-term sickness absence, based on data from the Maastricht Cohort Study with over 5,600 participants.
- The tool consists of 34 questions covering demographics, work environment, personal situation, health, and sickness absence history, showing strong predictive values for future absences in both male (RR 4.69) and female (RR 4.16) employees during internal validation.
- The study concludes that Balansmeter is an effective screening instrument for predicting future sickness absence, making it a valuable resource for employers.
Article Abstract
Objective: To develop and validate a screening instrument to identify employees at high risk for future long-term sickness absence.
Study Design And Setting: The instrument was developed (n=5,601) and internally validated (n=3,383) through data analyses of the Maastricht Cohort Study, among a group of office workers not absent from work. External validation was performed in a cohort of 3,895 bank employees.
Results: The screening instrument, Balansmeter, captures 34 questions on demographics, work environment, private situation, (mental) health, and sickness absence history. The Balansmeter showed good predictive values for future sickness absence (>28 days) in men (internal validation relative risk [RR] 4.69 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.74, 8.02]; external validation RR 3.90 [95% CI: 2.35, 6.45]) and women (internal validation RR 4.16 [95% CI: 2.05, 8.43]; external validation RR 2.62 [95% CI: 1.44, 4.77]).
Conclusion: It is possible to predict future sickness absence. The Balansmeter can be considered a valuable screening instrument.
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