Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

• Main Authors: Eija Haukka (Author), Leena Kaila-Kangas (Author), Ritva Luukkonen (Author), Esa-Pekka Takala (Author), Eira Viikari-Juntura (Author), Päivi Leino-Arjas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: We studied predictors of sickness absences (SA) due to musculoskeletal pain over two years among 386 municipal female kitchen workers. METHODS: Pain and SA periods (no/yes) due to pain in seven sites during the past three months were assessed at 3-month intervals over two years by questio...