Do psychosocial work environment factors measured with scales from the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire predict register-based sickness absence of 3 weeks or more in Denmark?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 42-50

  Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b   Aust, Birgit ^a   Pejtersen, Jan Hyld ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Emotional demands; Longitudinal studies; Occupational health; Prospective studies; Psychological; Questionnaires; Role conflicts; Sickness absence; Stress; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75649120396     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809346873     Document Type: Article

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