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Coping with subjective health problems in organizations
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Dewe, Phil Cox, Tom Leiter, Michael |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | Inrecentyearsseveralindustrializedcountrieshaveinvestedamajoreffortin reducingsicknessabsenceintheworkforce.Theemphasistypicallyhasbeen onreducingsomaticdisease.However,dataonNorwegiansicknesscertificateshasshownthatsubjectivehealthcomplaintswithoutobjectivesignsor symptomsplayaprominentroleinshort-termandlong-termsicknessabsence (Tellnesetal.,1989;Ursinetal.,1993).Furthermore,evenwithsomatic diagnoses,thesubjectiveevaluationofthehealthstateisanimportantfactor inreachingdecisions-bybothpatientanddoctor-onsicknessabsence. Sinceabouthalfoflong-termsicknessabsenceandpermanentdisabilities derivefromsubjectivestates,itistimeforpreventiveworkmedicinetodirect itseffortstowardsthemaincauseofabsencebehaviour,whichisnolongerthe traditionalsomaticconditions. Book Name: Coping, Health and Organizations |
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| Ending Page | 192 |
| Page Count | 26 |
| Starting Page | 167 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781482268034-17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1999-12-09 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Coping, Health and Organizations Health Policy and Services Subjective Health Whichisnolongerthe Thesubjectiveevaluationofthehealthstateisanimportantfactor Dataonnorwegiansicknesscertificateshasshownthatsubjectivehealthcomplaintswithoutobjectivesignsor Itistimeforpreventiveworkmedicinetodirect Onsicknessabsence Reducingsicknessabsenceintheworkforce.theemphasistypicallyhasbeen Inreachingdecisions Termsicknessabsenceandpermanentdisabilities |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |