Job stress, sickness absence and sickness presenteeism in Nordic elderly care

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 467-474

  Elstad, Jon Ivar ^a   Vabø, Mia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Elderly care; job stress; sickness absence; sickness presenteeism

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 47949103978     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808089557     Document Type: Article

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