Ambient temperature, solar radiation and sickness absence due to mental disorders in Finland: A distributed lag non-linear regional analysis
In Finland, higher exposure to temperature and solar radiation are associated with lower levels of sickness absence due to mental disorders whereas colder temperatures and lower amount of solar radiation are associated with higher levels. The associations for low solar radiation were more robust than those for low temperatures, with a typical delay of up to a couple of weeks.
Authors
- Timo Partonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1951-2455)
- Christian Hakulinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-9960)
- Reija Ruuhela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3366)
- Lisa Haga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-9691)
- Marianna Virtanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-3301)
- Marko Elovainio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-1910)
Institutions
- Finnish Meteorological Institute (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109988
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20