NDLI: Influence of change in psychosocial work characteristics on sickness absence: The Whitehall II Study.

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Author	Head, Jenny Kivimäki, Mika Martikainen, Pekka Vahtera, Jussi Ferrie, Jane E. Marmot, Michael G.
Spatial Coverage	London
Description	Country affiliation: United kingdom Author Affiliation: Head J ( Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. j.head@ucl.ac.uk)
Abstract	OBJECTIVES: To study the influence of change in self perceived psychosocial work characteristics on subsequent rates of sickness absence. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of British civil service employees. Job control, job demands, and work social supports were measured in 1985/88 and in 1991/93. Analyses included 3817 British civil servants with sickness absence records at baseline (1985-89) and for two follow up periods, early (1994-95) and later follow up (1996-98). RESULTS: Change in work characteristics predicted subsequent incidence of long spells of sickness absence (>7 days) in the early follow up period after adjustment for covariates including baseline work characteristics, health status, and sickness absence. Adjusted rate ratios were 1.23 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.46) for decreased compared with stable decision latitude; 1.17 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.36) for increased compared with stable job demands and 0.79 (95% CI 0.67 to 0.93) for increased compared with stable work social support. These associations were also seen in a sub-sample who did not change employment grade. In the later follow up period, associations between work change and long spells of sickness absence were similar for decision latitude, less pronounced for job demands, and no longer apparent for social supports. Changes in work characteristics were not associated with subsequent short spells of sickness absence (
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ISSN	0143005X
e-ISSN	14702738
Journal	Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	60
Language	English
Publisher	BMJ Group
Publisher Date	2006-01-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Discipline Health__semicolon__epidemiology Absenteeism Employment Psychology Sick Leave Statistics & Numerical Data Cohort Studies Internal-external Control Occupational Health Prospective Studies Stress, Psychological Questionnaires Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology

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