Abstract
Objective:The aim of this study was to examine the prospective associations between baseline job strain and 10-year cumulative incidence of long-term sickness absence (LTSA) in the German workforce.Methods:This study used longitudinal data from the 2001 to 2011 waves of The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (n=9794). Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine the prospective association between job strain and incidence of LTSA.Results:High strain [hazard ratio (HR)=1.28, 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=1.12 to 1.46] and passive jobs (HR=1.14, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.30) were significantly associated with LTSA after full adjustment for covariates, with greater risk in the older participants (>45) in passive (HR=1.33, 95% CI=1.08 to 1.63) and high strain (HR=1.56, 95% CI=1.27 to 1.92) jobs.Conclusion:Jobs with low control over work were associated with LTSA in German workers. More studies using longitudinal employment data, and more detailed job strain measures are warranted.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 278-284 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- German workforce
- job control
- job strain
- long-term sickness absence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health