Maguire Mary, O'Connell Tom
Civil Service Occupational Health Department, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Occup Med (Lond). 2007 May;57(3):191-3. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqm001. Epub 2007 Feb 22.
To investigate the epidemiological profile and medical causes of ill-health retirement (IHR) of teachers in the Republic of Ireland.
Medical file review of teacher IHR in Irish primary and secondary schools, between 2002 and 2005 inclusive.
In all, 466 employees were granted IHR between 2002 and 2005. The rate of IHR was 2.7/1000 teachers per annum, with an average age at IHR of 52 years. The most common reasons for IHR were mental disorders (46%), cancer (19%), circulatory (14%) and musculoskeletal disorders (10%).
The rate of IHR among Irish teachers is similar to that of other occupational groups, with psychiatric conditions, cancer and circulatory diseases as the principal causes.
调查爱尔兰共和国教师因病提前退休（IHR）的流行病学特征及医学原因。
对2002年至2005年（含）期间爱尔兰中小学教师因病提前退休的医疗档案进行审查。
2002年至2005年期间，共有466名员工获批因病提前退休。因病提前退休的比率为每年2.7/1000名教师，因病提前退休的平均年龄为52岁。因病提前退休最常见的原因是精神障碍（46%）、癌症（19%）、循环系统疾病（14%）和肌肉骨骼疾病（10%）。
爱尔兰教师因病提前退休的比率与其他职业群体相似，主要原因是精神疾病、癌症和循环系统疾病。
