The connection between age, job control and sickness absences among Finnish food workers

Methods The relationship between sickness absence and job control among industrial food workers of different ages (n = 114) was studied. Results The number of absence spells, particularly short absence spells, was higher among younger workers, as expected. Using multivariate analysis, low job contro...

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Published in:Occupational medicine (Oxford) 2003-05, Vol.53 (3), p.229-230
Main Authors: Arola, H., Pitkänen, M., Nygård, C.‐H., Huhtala, H., Manka, M.‐L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Adult
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Food Industry
Humans
Job control
Job Satisfaction
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Multivariate Analysis
Occupational medicine
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
sickness absences
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Summary:Methods The relationship between sickness absence and job control among industrial food workers of different ages (n = 114) was studied. Results The number of absence spells, particularly short absence spells, was higher among younger workers, as expected. Using multivariate analysis, low job control was associated with an increased number of all absence spells (P < 0.02). Conclusions Job control may be an important factor in determining sickness absence among industrial workers.
ISSN:0962-7480
1471-8405
DOI:10.1093/occmed/kqg035