Sleep problems and sickness absence among middle-aged employees

• Main Authors: Ossi Rahkonen (Author), Tea Lallukka (Author), Erkki Kronholm (Author), Jussi Vahtera (Author), Eero Lahelma (Author), Mikko Laaksonen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether sleep problems predict subsequent sickness absence among middle-aged public sector employees. METHODS: The data included 5391 female and 1454 male employees of the City of Helsinki from questionnaire surveys at baseline in 2000-2002. These data...