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Infectious Diseases
Tom Duchemin, Jonathan Bastard, Pearl Anne Ante-Testard, Rania Assab, Oumou Salama Daouda, Audrey Duval, Jerome-Philippe Garsi, Radowan Lounissi, Narimane Nekkab, Helene Neynaud, David R. M. Smith, William Dab, Kevin Jean, Laura Temime, Mounia N. Hocine
Summary: This study found that sick leave data can be a sensitive, specific, and timely tool for detecting influenza outbreaks, performing better than traditional surveillance methods such as the Sentinelles model by detecting outbreaks on average 2.5 weeks earlier.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carolina Gomes da Silva Tolentino Goncalves de Almeida, Annibal Muniz Silvany Neto, Rita de Cassia Pereira Fernandes
Summary: This study identified risk factors for sickness absence in oil industry workers, including being female, older, non-graduated, overweight, obese, smoking, and former smoking. The study found that 6% of sickness absence in the population could be attributed to overweight, 10% to obesity, and 8% to smoking. Preventative programs focused on smoking cessation and healthy habits are recommended to reduce sick leave.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
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Immunology
Andre Nohl, Bastian Brune, Veronika Weichert, Fabian Standl, Andreas Stang, Marcel Dudda
Summary: This study aims to assess the frequency and extent of vaccination reactions among frontline healthcare workers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The focus is on the amount of sick leave taken after vaccination. The results show that mRNA-related vaccine reactions are more intense after the second vaccination, while reactions are less intense for vector vaccines.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kristen Harknett, Daniel Schneider
Summary: Paid sick leave in the United States is limited and unequal, with women less likely to have access compared to men. Gender segregation in industries and part-time employment partially explain the disparity. However, mandating paid sick leave eliminates the gender gap. Providing paid sick leave to all workers would benefit workers, employers, and public health, while reducing gender inequality.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas A. Hegland, Terceira A. Berdahl
Summary: This study explored the impact of job flexibility and access to paid sick leave on health care access and use. The results showed that increasing job flexibility and having access to paid sick leave can improve the likelihood of having office-based health care visits and a usual source of care.
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Immunology
Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Giovanna Paduano, Sara Vaienna, Giuseppe Maisto, Concetta Paola Pelullo, Maria Pavia
Summary: This study found that among parents in Southern Italy, only a small percentage were aware of and adhered to the recommendations for influenza vaccination for healthy children. Parents with higher adherence shared some common characteristics, such as better knowledge about childhood vaccinations, awareness of influenza prevention, belief in the usefulness of vaccination, and receiving information from physicians.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
N. Kerman, J. Ecker, E. Tiderington, S. Gaetz, S. A. Kidd
Summary: The study found that the majority of service providers working with people experiencing homelessness have some amount of paid sick leave benefits, but there is a subset of younger individuals working part-time in the sector who do not have this benefit. It is recommended to temporarily expand paid sick leave benefits and remove waiting periods for new employees to qualify for benefits.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Reme Bjorn-Atle, Mari Grosland, Hege Gjefsen, Karin Magnusson
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sick leave among healthcare workers in primary and specialist care and examine its causes. The results showed that healthcare workers had elevated rates of sick leave during the pandemic, and the increase was attributed to both COVID-19 infections and sector-wide effects.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Clotilde El Guerche-Seblain, Thierry Rigoine De Fougerolles, Kim Sampson, Lance Jennings, Paul Van Buynder, Yuelong Shu, Zamberi Sekawi, Leo Yee-Sin, Tony Walls, Olivier Vitoux, J. Kevin Yin, Ada Wong, Francois Schellevis, Philippe Vanhems
Summary: This study compared the influenza surveillance systems of Australia, China, and Malaysia, finding that Australia had the most comprehensive surveillance coverage while China and Malaysia showed some deficiencies. Experts issued recommendations for improvement, such as introducing new surveillance tools, broadening the use of existing tools, and enhancing data sharing and public health communication.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Carrie Henning-Smith, Janette Dill, Arianne Baldomero, Katy Backes Kozhimannil
Summary: This study finds that full-time workers in rural areas have less access to paid sick leave compared to those in urban areas. This disparity may lead to rural workers going to work while contagious or foregoing necessary healthcare. Despite adjusting for certain factors, the difference between rural and urban residents in access to paid sick leave remains significant.
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jenny Hultqvist, Gunnel Hensing, Stephen Stansfeld, Monica Bertilsson
Summary: In this video vignette study, it was found that managers with negative attitudes towards employees with CMD are less likely to recommend sick leave; managers with previous experience of CMD are more likely to recommend sick leave; previous experience of recommending sick leave for employees with CMD is associated with a higher likelihood of recommending sick leave.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Riley M. Seeger, Amy D. Hagerman, Kamina K. Johnson, Dustin L. Pendell, Thomas L. Marsh
Summary: The study analyzed the response costs of the 2014-2015 HPAI epidemic, highlighting the importance of local and state policies and resources on farm level eradication costs, as well as the sensitivity of on-farm response costs to bird inventory size. The characteristics of responders were found to impact the incremental cost for each additional bird during depopulation activities.
Article
Rehabilitation
Fiona Aanesen, Britt Elin Oiestad, Margreth Grotle, Ida Lochting, Rune Solli, Gail Sowden, Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Kjersti Storheim, Hedda Eik
Summary: The study conducted a process evaluation of a stratified vocational advice intervention delivered by physiotherapists in primary care, and found that the physiotherapists were able to deliver the intervention according to the protocol and build rapport with most participants, but case management was hindered by the restricted number of sessions permitted according to the protocol.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
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Health Policy & Services
Parth Patel, Sarah Beale, Vincent Nguyen, Isobel Braithwaite, Thomas E. Byrne, Wing Lam Fong, Ellen Fragaszy, Cyril Geismar, Susan Hoskins, Annalan M. D. Navaratnam, Madhumita Shrotri, Jana Kovar, Anna Aryee, Andrew C. Hayward, Robert W. Aldridge
Summary: This study found that only 66% of workers in England and Wales have access to sick pay. South Asian workers, workers from other minority ethnic backgrounds, older workers, workers from low-income households, and those in transportation, trade, and service occupations are more likely to lack access to sick pay. This suggests the existence of unfairness in the labor market, and policymakers should consider expanding sick pay coverage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Selwin S. Audhoe, Jan L. Hoving, Bonne J. H. Zijlstra, Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen
Summary: This study focused on the effectiveness of a return-to-work intervention called "Brainwork" in reducing the duration of sick leave. The results showed that the intervention did not lead to a significant reduction in sick leave duration and did not show other significant improvements.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christina Hansen Edwards, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, Beatriz Valcarcel Salamanca, Elmira Flem
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Immunology
Christina H. Edwards, Terese Bekkevold, Elmira Flem
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Medicine, General & Internal
Christina Hansen Edwards, Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba, Ivar Sonbo Kristiansen, Richard White, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Christina Hansen Edwards, Eline Aas, Jonas Minet Kinge
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2019)
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Economics
Christina Hansen Edwards, Johan Hakon Bjorngaard, Jonas Minet Kinge
Summary: This study used genetic variants as instrumental variables for BMI to examine the impact of BMI on income. The findings suggest that females may experience reduced income levels following increased BMI, while the results for males were inconclusive.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Christina Hansen Edwards, Gunnhild Aberge Vie, Jonas Minet Kinge
Summary: This study used genetic variants as instruments to investigate the association between BMI and healthcare costs. The results showed that increased BMI led to significantly higher general practitioner costs, but there was no significant association with specialist or total healthcare costs.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)