Sickness absence records were reviewed for all employees of King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a 3 year period from 1989 to 1991. The result showed a sickness absence rate of 7.7% with an average of 0.24 spells of sickness and duration of 1.24 days per absentee per year. The biological characteristics of the absentees showed no differentials in the spell rate of sickness, but nurses and junior workers had higher duration of sickness absence than other categories of workers. Acute respiratory and upper tract infections, sore throat, chickenpox, septicaemia, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system (mainly back pain) were the leading conditions resulting in absenteeism. This study revealed the need to improve the sickness absence records of the hospital to make it a valuable source of information for the management.
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BMC Public Health
December 2024
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, TYÖTERVEYSLAITOS, PL 18, Helsinki, 00032, Finland.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant health risk and resulted in increased sickness absence during the pandemic. This study examines whether a history of COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of subsequent sickness absence.
Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 32,124 public sector employees responded to a survey on COVID-19 infection and lifestyle factors in 2020 and were linked to sickness absence records before (2019) and after (2021-2022) the survey.
Scand J Prim Health Care
December 2024
Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Purpose: To explore and describe patients' experiences and perceptions of rehabilitation according to the rehabilitation model 'Prevention of sickness absence through early identification and rehabilitation of at-risk patients with musculoskeletal pain' (PREVSAM).
Method: A qualitative study was conducted, with individual semi-structured interviews analysed using qualitative content analysis. Fifteen patients from three primary care rehabilitation clinics in Sweden who had undergone rehabilitation based on the PREVSAM model participated.
Health Econ
December 2024
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
This paper examines, using exogenous variation generated by a Finnish pension reform implemented in 2005, the interplay between health and financial incentives to postpone retirement. Based on detailed administrative data on individual health and retirement behavior, we focus on whether individual reactions to incentives vary according to health status and analyze whether individuals with ill health are also able to take advantage of the potential monetary benefits of delayed retirement created by the reform. We find that on average, individuals react to the financial incentives created by the reform as expected.
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The Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA of Russia), Moscow, Russia.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China.
Prolonged exposure to high-altitude environments may increase the risk of cognitive decline in young migrants. Recent studies suggest that hypobaric hypoxia-induced alterations in gut microbial composition could partly contribute to this risk. However, the absence of direct evidence from cohort studies and an unclear mechanism hinder intervention development based on this hypothesis.
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