Prediction of long-term absence due to sickness in employees: development and validation of a multifactorial risk score in two cohort studies

• Main Authors: Jaakko Airaksinen (Author), Markus Jokela (Author), Marianna Virtanen (Author), Tuula Oksanen (Author), Markku Koskenvuo (Author), Jaana Pentti (Author), Jussi Vahtera (Author), Mika Kivimäki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for long-term sickness absence. METHODS: Survey responses on work- and lifestyle-related questions from 65 775 public-sector employees were linked to sickness absence records to develop a prediction score for medically-cert...