Night and evening shifts and risk of calling in sick within the next two days - a case-crossover study design based on day-to-day payroll data

• Main Authors: Ann Dyreborg Larsen (Author), Helena Breth Nielsen (Author), Jonas Kirschheiner-Rasmussen (Author), Johnni Hansen (Author), Åse Marie Hansen (Author), Henrik Albert Kolstad (Author), Reiner Rugulies (Author), Anne Helene Garde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Night and evening work is associated with risk of sickness absence, but little is known about the acute effects of these types of shifts on sickness absence. The aim of the current study is therefore to examine the risk of calling in sick within two days after a night or an evening shift....