Lund Thomas, Labriola Merete, Villadsen Ebbe
National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Work. 2007;28(3):225-30.
The aim of this study was to identify who is at risk for long-term sickness absence according to occupation, gender, education, age, business sector, agency size and ownership.
The study is based on a sample of 5357 employees aged 18-69, interviewed in 2000. The cohort was followed up in a national register from January 1st 2001 to June 30th 2003, to identify cases with sickness absences that exceeded 8 weeks.
During follow-up 486 persons (9.1%) experienced one or more periods of absence that exceeded 8 weeks. Higher risk of long-term sickness absence was associated with gender, age, educational level, and the municipal employment sector. Kindergarten teachers and people employed in day care, health care, janitorial work, food preparation, and unskilled workers were at greatest risk. Managers, computer professionals, technicians and designers, and professionals had lower risks. The health care and social service sectors were also in the high risk category, whereas the private administration sector had a lower risk.
The study identifies specific occupational target populations and documents the need to perform job-specific research and tailor interventions if the intended policy of decreasing long-term sickness absence within the Danish labour market is to be realized.
本研究旨在根据职业、性别、教育程度、年龄、商业部门、机构规模和所有权，确定哪些人有长期病假风险。
该研究基于2000年对5357名年龄在18至69岁之间的员工进行的抽样调查。从2001年1月1日至2003年6月30日，在国家登记册中对该队列进行随访，以确定病假超过8周的病例。
在随访期间，486人（9.1%）经历了一个或多个超过8周的缺勤期。长期病假风险较高与性别、年龄、教育水平和市政就业部门有关。幼儿园教师以及从事日托、医疗保健、清洁工作、食品制备的人员和非技术工人风险最高。经理、计算机专业人员、技术人员和设计师以及专业人员风险较低。医疗保健和社会服务部门也属于高风险类别，而私人行政部门风险较低。
该研究确定了特定的职业目标人群，并证明如果要实现丹麦劳动力市场减少长期病假的预期政策，就需要开展针对特定工作的研究并量身定制干预措施。
