The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Feb;12(1):43-52. doi: 10.1007/s10903-008-9206-7. Epub 2008 Nov 7.
The objective of this study is to investigate patterns of sickness absence in light of health status among immigrants. Cross-sectional data from 2005 was used and the study population consisted of 3,121 healthcare assistants and healthcare helpers working in the elderly-care sector in Denmark. A multinomial logistic regression was employed to investigate the relationship between health indicator, sickness absence and being an immigrant. Our findings show that, on one hand, immigrants have worse health status, but on the other, they have significantly lower sickness absence than their Danish counterparts, even after factors such as age and gender are controlled for. The results show that the relationship between being an immigrant and sickness absence differs according to health status. Our findings are in line with Steer and Rhode's theoretical framework, according to which attendance to work is a function of ability and motivation to be at work.
本研究旨在探讨移民的健康状况与病假模式之间的关系。本研究使用了 2005 年的横截面数据，研究对象为丹麦老年护理行业的 3121 名医疗助理和医疗护理人员。采用多项逻辑回归分析来研究健康指标、病假和移民之间的关系。研究结果表明，一方面，移民的健康状况较差，但另一方面，与丹麦同行相比，他们的病假率显著更低，即使在考虑了年龄和性别等因素之后也是如此。研究结果表明，移民与病假之间的关系因健康状况而异。我们的研究结果与 Steer 和 Rhode 的理论框架一致，根据该框架，工作出勤是工作能力和工作意愿的函数。
