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1552386

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
A case-referent study assessed the association of medically certified sick leave from work with some occupational characteristics: hospital, care unit, and two work-load indices (patients' average length-of-stay, and nurse-patient ratio). Study participants were nurses from seven general hospitals in Quebec City, who had been employed for at least 6 months at the time of study. Cases (n = 1165) experienced at least one episode of medically certified sick leave between January 1, 1984 and May 31, 1987. Referents (n = 1165) were chosen from subjects who had no such leave and were matched to cases on the basis of dates on which sick leave occurred. Occupational data were collected from employment records and administrative files. Analysis was conducted using multiple logistic regression. Statistically significant associations were found between sick leave and one hospital, two care units, and nurse-patient ratio among head nurses. These odds ratios were independent of length of service in the hospital or in the actual job assignment. The study supports the pertinence of using certified sick leave as a nonspecific indicator of health outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0096-1736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Certified sick leave and work load. A case referent study among nurses.
pubmed:affiliation
Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Organisation, la Santé et la Sécurité du Travail, Laval University, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't