Does evening work predict sickness absence among female carers of the elderly?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-484

  Tüchsen, Finn ^a   Christensen, Karl Bang ^b   Nabe Nielsen, Kirsten ^a   Lund, Thomas ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Care for the elderly; Night work

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMPENSATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; PREDICTION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOME FOR THE AGED; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549107728     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1287     Document Type: Article

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