IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2127: Factors Affecting Sick Leave Duration for Non-Work-Related Temporary Disabilities in Brazilian University Public Servants
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2127: Factors Affecting Sick Leave Duration for Non-Work-Related Temporary Disabilities in Brazilian University Public Servants
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102127
Authors:
Adriano Dias
Juan Gómez-Salgado
João Marcos Bernardes
Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
Sickness absenteeism in public institutions compromises the execution of services, and may also generate direct impacts on the population that receives coverage. To determine if sick leave duration for temporary disabilities is associated with non-work-related illnesses (NWRI), a historical cohort study was carried out of workers at a Brazilian University. The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was obtained from the most prevalent diagnoses in each expert examination and from the corresponding days of sick leave per episode, adjusting simple and multiple Cox regression models. As a result, 70% of the NWRI temporary disabilities were due to depressive disorders, convalescence, and dorsalgia with a sick leave duration between 4 and 320 days. The factors of protection for sick leave durations until the rehabilitation were non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Long-term sick leaves were observed in the cases that required rehabilitation of those workers diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorders, conjunctivitis, acute sinusitis, skin disorders, calculus of kidney and ureter, abdominal and pelvic pain, and same-level fall a...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Adriano Dias Juan G ómez-Salgado Jo ão Marcos Bernardes Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Tags: Article Source Type: research
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