A one-item workability measure mediates work demands, individual resources and health in the prediction of sickness absence

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 755-766

  Thorsen, Sannie Vester ^a   Burr, Hermann ^b   Diderichsen, Finn ^c   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^a  

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

^b Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbejtsmedizin BAuA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mediation analysis; Mental health; Physical health; Physical work environment; Psychosocial work environment; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884985154     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0807-z     Document Type: Article

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