Is the association between graded sickness absence and return to work confounded by health? A longitudinal cohort study from the Norwegian neck and back registry
Among sick listed patients referred to secondary care due to MSD, GSA is associated with higher rates of RTW than FSA. Some of the beneficial association between GSA and RTW is confounded by higher symptom levels in FSA than GSA patients, but most of the benefit remains after adjusting for symptom severity. Mechanisms for the benefit of GSA remains unknown.
Authors
- Arnstein Mykletun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-0079)
- Sharon A. M. Stevelink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-7986)
- Beate Brinchmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5793-7668)
- Oda Lekve Brandseth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-9629)
- Nils Abel Aars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-2668)
- Samineh Sanatkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9962-163X)
- Ingvild Bardal
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Black Dog Institute (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Nordland Hospital Trust (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22368-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Universitetet i Tromsø
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