Hensing G, Alexanderson K, Allebeck P, Bjurulf P
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.
Br J Psychiatry. 1996 Dec;169(6):740-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.169.6.740.
Women take sick-leave more often than men, both in general and because of psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present study was to introduce the new dimension of sick-leave duration in the analysis of gender differences in minor psychiatric disorders.
A population-based register was used, which included all sick-leave spells exceeding seven consecutive days, 1985-1987, in a Swedish county.
Sick-leave duration was longer for men. The greatest gender differences were found in the youngest and oldest age-groups. Women had higher incidence also in the longest spells. An increase in duration over the three years was found among women, leading to decreased gender differences.
Contrary to other studies on minor psychiatric disorders, small gender differences were found. It is suggested that sick-leave duration can be used as a quantitative measure of health-related working capacity.
总体而言，女性比男性更常请病假，因精神疾病请病假的情况也是如此。本研究的目的是在分析轻度精神疾病的性别差异时引入病假时长这一新维度。
使用了一份基于人群的登记册，其中包括瑞典一个县1985年至1987年所有连续超过七天的病假记录。
男性的病假时长更长。在最年轻和最年长的年龄组中发现了最大的性别差异。在最长的病假记录中，女性的发病率也更高。女性在这三年中的病假时长有所增加，导致性别差异减小。
与其他关于轻度精神疾病的研究相反，发现性别差异较小。建议将病假时长用作与健康相关的工作能力的定量指标。
