Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nina Elisabeth Klevanger, Lene Aasdahl, Marit By Rise
Summary: This study aims to explore supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return to work process. The findings suggest that supervisors value their presence at the workplace and the need to obtain information, whilst considering individual and environmental influences on return-to-work and allocating responsibility. However, supervisors find obtaining information and managing responsibility challenging, indicating a possible disproportionate knowledge and responsibility in the return-to-work process.
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Development Studies
Thomas Leoni
Summary: The article investigates graded sick leave benefits in Sweden, Finland and Germany, finding both commonalities and differences in institutional background, benefit design and governance. The design and governance variations of the models lead to significant differences in their diffusion, while all schemes face a common set of obstacles and challenges related to stakeholder roles, employer involvement and assessment of residual work ability.
SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Isa Moldvik, Christian Stahl, Ulrika Mussener
Summary: This study aimed to explore how individuals on long-term sick leave manage societal norms and values related to work, and found that work ethics and social norms influence their self-perceptions and the rehabilitation process. Conflicting personal values with work norms may create internal conflicts and shame, hindering the return to work process in some cases. Acknowledging and addressing the influence of societal norms on identity can contribute to a positive transformation of the sick leave narrative.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Elizabeth M. Beekman
Summary: The focus on sustainable employability has gained more importance as the working population ages and the demand for labor exceeds supply, leading to a greater need for continued work at later ages. This highlights the urgency of reducing sick leave. The article discusses the need for sustainable return-to-work trajectories and explores the gaps between theory and practice in recovery and return-to-work, suggesting the importance of sufficient recovery time and a holistic approach.
GROUP & ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lisa Holmlund, Ute Bultmann, Gunnar Bergstrom, Anna Warnqvist, Elisabeth Bjork Bramberg
Summary: This study aimed to examine the time to first full return-to-work (RTW) and investigate the associations between psychosocial work factors, work-home interference, and time to first full RTW after sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs). The results showed that high psychological and emotional job demands, high work-home interference, and low social job support were independently associated with a longer time to first full RTW. This study highlights the importance of considering high job demands and work-home interference in the RTW process after sick leave and paying attention to the potential negative impact of high job demands on employees' personal lives.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joao Silvestre Silva, Maria Carmen Martinez, Felipe Seiti Sekiya, Cristiano Barreto de Miranda, Frida Marina Fischer
Summary: This study analyzed the factors influencing the return to work among workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. Age and physical and psychological health conditions were found to be factors influencing the return to work rate.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tamar Abzhandadze, Emma Westerlind, Hanna C. C. Persson
Summary: This study investigated the impact of sick leave diagnoses in the year before COVID-19 on sick leave duration due to COVID-19. The results showed that individuals with prior sick leave history were more likely to have longer sick leave durations due to COVID-19.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kenneth Sandin, Frederick Anyan, Kare Osnes, Ragne Gunnarsdatter Hole Gjengedal, Jonas Sigurd Risberg Leversen, Silje Endresen Reme, Odin Hjemdal
Summary: The study identified three subgroups with distinctly different sick leave trajectories, one group with consistently low sick leave throughout the treatment, and the other two groups showing similar low sick leave before treatment but increased sick leave at the start of treatment. Female gender and higher age were associated with higher sick leave at the beginning of treatment, while residual depressive symptoms at the end of treatment predicted continued sick leave. The findings suggest the possibility of improving patient outcomes in the future by tailoring treatment based on patient characteristics.
Article
Economics
Olivier Marie, Judit Vall Castello
Summary: We examine the impact of a significant reduction in paid sick leave benefits in Spain on work absences. Our findings reveal a decrease in the frequency of absences, but an increase in the duration of each absence. Overall, the policy has led to a reduction in the number of days lost to sick leave. However, there has been an increase in both relapses and work-related accidents, suggesting that some individuals returned to work prematurely. The displacement towards other unaffected benefit schemes has offset nearly 40% of the estimated absence reductions resulting from the cut in sick leave benefits.
JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Alexander Tingulstad, Jose Meneses-Echavez, Line Holtet Evensen, Maria Bjerk, Rigmor C. Berg
Summary: Long-term sick leave is a significant issue in developed countries, but the effectiveness of work-related interventions for workers with different diagnoses in facilitating return to work remains uncertain. This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of such interventions and provide a foundation for future research. The results showed no conclusive evidence regarding the most effective intervention, highlighting the need for further studies.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Saiko Kurosawa, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Ayako Mori, Tomoko Matsuura, Masayoshi Masuko, Makoto Murata, Haruko Tashiro, Shinichi Kako, Atsushi Satake, Maki Hagihara, Shuichi Ota, Takeshi Saito, Kumiko Kagawa, Yayoi Matsuo, Hidehiro Itonaga, Nobuhiko Uoshima, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Kensuke Naito, Miyako Takahashi, Takahiro Fukuda
Summary: This study examined the incidence and risk factors for recurrent sick leave in survivors after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). The results showed that 30% of survivors required recurrent sick leave, with physical issues being the main cause. Cord blood transplantation, longer employment duration, and counseling from healthcare professionals were associated with a lower risk of recurrent sick leave.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Christina Tikka, Jos Verbeek, Jan L. Hoving, Regina Kunz
Summary: This study aims to analyze how the evidence from a Cochrane review can be used to make decisions about implementing or canceling return to work (RtW) coordination interventions in a country-specific setting, using Finland as an example. The study found that RtW coordination interventions in Finland and those included in the review involved at least one face-to-face meeting between the physician and the worker, a workers' needs assessment, and an individual RtW plan and implementation. Considering the existing evidence and costs, canceling the implementation of RtW coordination interventions in Finland seems unnecessary.
HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marc Corbiere, Jean-Philippe Lachance, Francelyne Jean-Baptiste, Catherine Hache-Labelle, Gabrielle Riopel, Tania Lecomte
Summary: This study investigated a novel group intervention based on cognitive behavioral principles to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, and improve work productivity. Results showed a significant improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms for the group intervention group, as well as a significant increase in work productivity compared to the control group.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emma Jelliffe, Paul Pangburn, Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
Summary: The study reveals that during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of US employees were unaware of the new emergency sick leave options provided by the federal government, resulting in around 8 million employees using sick leave while 15 million employees were unable to access paid sick leave, with women being 69% more likely to face unaddressed sick leave needs.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Asa Hedlund
Summary: Studies have shown that the return-to-work intention among individuals with common mental disorders is a significant predictor of actual return-to-work, but there is a lack of consistency in measurements across studies, indicating a need for future research to use behavioral-psychological theories for a more comprehensive and consistent approach.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Josefin E. Lofvenborg, Emma Ahlqvist, Lars Alfredsson, Tomas Andersson, Mozhgan Dorkhan, Leif Groop, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Alicja Wolk, Sofia Carlsson
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Johan Sundstrom, Martin Soderholm, Stefan Soderberg, Lars Alfredsson, Martin Andersson, Rino Bellocco, Martin Bjorck, Per Broberg, Maria Eriksson, Marie Eriksson, Bertil Forsberg, Eleonor I. Fransson, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Jenny Theorell-Haglow, Johan Hallqvist, Per-Olof Hansson, Susanne Heller, Niclas Hakansson, Martin Ingelsson, Christer Janson, Bengt Jarvholm, Payam Khalili, Anders Knutsson, Anton Lager, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Susanna C. Larsson, Karin Leander, Jerzy Leppert, Lars Lind, Eva Lindberg, Cecilia Magnusson, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Mauricio Malfert, Karl Michaelsson, Peter Nilsson, Hakan Olsson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Johanna Pennlert, Andreas Rosenblad, Annika Rosengren, Kjell Toren, Anders Wanhainen, Alicja Wolk, Gunnar Engstrom, Bodil Svennblad, Bernice Wiberg
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Immunology
Hannes Lindahl, Andre O. Guerreiro-Cacais, Sahl Khalid Bedri, Mathias Linnerbauer, Magdalena Linden, Nada Abdelmagid, Karolina Tandre, Claire Hollins, Lorraine Irving, Colin Glover, Clare Jones, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Ronnblom, Ingrid Kockum, Mohsen Khademi, Maja Jagodic, Tomas Olsson
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Chikashi Terao, Boel Brynedal, Zuomei Chen, Xia Jiang, Helga Westerlind, Monika Hansson, Per-Johan Jakobsson, Karin Lundberg, Karl Skriner, Guy Serre, Johan Ronnelid, Linda Mathsson-Alm, Mikael Brink, Solbritt Rantapaa Dahlqvist, Leonid Padyukov, Peter K. Gregersen, Anne Barton, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Klareskog, Soumya Raychaudhuri
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
(2019)
Article
Anesthesiology
Joern Loetsch, Lars Alfredsson, Jon Lampa
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anna Karin Hedstrom, Nicole Brenner, Julia Butt, Jan Hillert, Tim Waterboer, Tomas Olsson, Lars Alfredsson
Summary: This study found that overweight/obesity in young adulthood interacts significantly with high EBNA-1 antibody levels, increasing the risk for multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, three-way interactions were present between HLA-DRB1*15:01, overweight/obesity at age 20 years, and each aspect of EBV infection.
NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Morten Mattingsdal, S. Sunna Ebenesersdottir, Kristjan H. S. Moore, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas F. Hansen, Thomas Werge, Ingrid Kockum, Tomas Olsson, Lars Alfredsson, Agnar Helgason, Kari Stefansson, Eivind Hovig
Summary: This study describes the genetic structure of the Norwegian population, revealing distinctive patterns of genetic variation in the far northeast and south regions, with enriched Uralic Sami ancestry in the North. Migration rates are influenced by topography, and higher relatedness is found between the mid- and northern border areas towards Sweden. Despite Norway's maritime history, the region closest to mainland Europe seems to have been isolated, hindered by the open sea as a barrier to gene flow.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Goran Walldius, Ulf de Faire, Lars Alfredsson, Karin Leander, Peter Westerholm, Hakan Malmstrom, Torbjorn Ivert, Niklas Hammar
Summary: Elevated levels of apoB and apoB/apoA-1 ratio are associated with increased risk of MACEs, while decreased levels of apoA-1 potentiate the impact of apoB. MACEs occur earlier with higher apoB/apoA-1 ratio, suggesting the need for early recognition and primary prevention.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jessica Edstorp, Yuxia Wei, Emma Ahlqvist, Lars Alfredsson, Valdemar Grill, Leif Groop, Bahareh Rasouli, Elin P. Sorgjerd, Per M. Thorsby, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Bjorn O. Asvold, Sofia Carlsson
Summary: The study reveals that smoking and snus use are associated with a higher risk of LADA and type 2 diabetes, and smoking acts synergistically with HLA high-risk genotypes in the development of LADA.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olivia G. Thomas, Mattias Bronge, Katarina Tengvall, Birce Akpinar, Ola B. Nilsson, Erik Holmgren, Tara Hessa, Guro Gafvelin, Mohsen Khademi, Lars Alfredsson, Roland Martin, Andre Ortlieb Guerreiro-Cacais, Hans Groenlund, Tomas Olsson, Ingrid Kockum
Summary: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection as a likely prerequisite. This study found that antibody reactivity to CRYAB amino acids 7 to 16 was associated with MS, and the combination of high EBNA1 responses with CRYAB positivity greatly increased disease risk. Additionally, evidence of antibody cross-reactivity between EBNA1 and CRYAB, as well as T cell cross-reactivity, was found, further demonstrating the role of EBV immune responses in MS development.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexandre Xavier, Vicki E. Maltby, Ewoud Ewing, Maria Pia Campagna, Sean M. Burnard, Jesper N. Tegner, Mark Slee, Helmut Butzkueven, Ingrid Kockum, Lara Kular, Vilija G. Jokubaitis, Trevor Kilpatrick, Lars Alfredsson, Maja Jagodic, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Bruce V. Taylor, Rodney J. Scott, Rodney A. Lea, Jeannette Lechner-Scott
Summary: This study reveals that DNA methylation differences in multiple sclerosis (MS) occur independently of known genetic risk loci. It shows that these differences more effectively differentiate the disease compared to known genetic risk loci. The study also indicates that the methylation differences in MS predominantly occur in B cells and monocytes, involving cell-specific biological pathways.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Anna Ilar, Lars Klareskog, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Pernilla Wiebert, Johan Askling, Per Gustaysson, Lars Alfredsson
Article
Rheumatology
Anna Karin Hedstrom, Ola Hossjer, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson
Article
Rheumatology
Anna Karin Hedstrom, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson
Meeting Abstract
Rheumatology
E. Pertsinidou, P. Zeng, B. Brynedal, V. A. Manivel, L. Klareskog, M. Mullazehi, S. Saevarsdottir, C. Bengtsson, L. Alfredsson, J. Ronnelid
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2019)