Physical Capacity and Risk for Long-Term Sickness Absence

Rasmussen, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard; Andersen, Lars L.; Clausen, Thomas; Strøyer, Jesper; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas

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“…, and one study (Roelen, van Rhenan, et al, 2013) performed a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal survey (Roelen, Bültmann, et al, 2013). Primary studies had a variable followup period, but most studies had a follow-up period of approximately 1 year (Bourbonnais & Mondor, 2001;Chan, 2007;Demerouti et al, 2009;Rasmussen et al, 2015;Rauhala et al, 2007;Roelen, van Rhenan, et al, 2013;Roelen, Bültmann, et al, 2013;Van Buynder et al, 2015).…”

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“…The number of included participants was also variable and ranged from 73 in a study where employers of only one department were followed (Chan, 2007) to 107 209 in a panel study (Kjekshus et al, 2014) where data for employers of 57 hospitals were collected. Three studies (Jensen et al, 2010;Roelen, van Rhenan, et al, 2013;Roelen, Bültmann, et al, 2013) assessed the impact of physical and mental functions on sickness absence; one study (Rasmussen et al, 2015) only investigated the impact of physical capacity on sickness absence. Two studies (Bourbonnais & Mondor, 2001;Rauhala et al, 2007) examined the association between work factors and SA, and 2 studies (Chan, 2007;Van Buynder et al, 2015) exclusively assessed influenza vaccination on SA.…”

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“…One analysed days and periods (Rauhala et al, 2007), and others assessed SA days in groups (Jensen et al, 2010;Roelen, van Rhenan, et al, 2013;Roelen, Bültmann, et al, 2013), or separated for short-term SA (Chan, 2007). Three studies (Chan, 2007;Kjekshus et al, 2014;Rasmussen et al, 2015) analysed long-term SA. Sickness presenteeism was examined simply by asking nurses whether they went to work despite feeling sick (Demerouti et al, 2009).…”

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“…These inconsistencies may, in part, be attributed to the use of different assessment methods, including subjective assessments and observation (Aittomaki et al 2005; Burr et al 2017; Rasmussen et al 2015; Torgen et al 1999). These methods are characterised by recall and (self-)estimation bias; for valid assessments, objective measures are preferred (Koch et al 2016).…”

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Physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain of older employees in construction and healthcare

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Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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PurposeTo assess age-related differences in physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain at a group level, and the balance between capacity and demands at an individual level, for construction and healthcare workers.MethodsShoulder strength, back strength, and aerobic capacity were assessed among construction (n = 62) and healthcare workers (n = 64). During a full working day, accelerometers estimated upper-arm elevation, trunk flexion, and occupational physical activity as indicators of occupational physical demands. Simultaneously, normalised surface electromyography (%sEMGmax) of the upper trapezius and erector spinae muscles, and normalised electrocardiography (percentage heart rate reserve (%HRR)) estimated relative physical strain. Differences between younger (≤ 44 years) and older (≥ 45 years) workers, as well as the moderating effect of age on the associations between capacity and demands, were analysed per sector.ResultsCompared to younger workers, older workers had similar strength and lower aerobic capacity; older construction workers had similar demands while older healthcare workers had higher demands. Compared to younger workers, older employees had unfavourable muscle activity patterns; %HRR had a tendency to be lower for older construction workers and higher for older healthcare workers. Among construction workers, age moderated the associations between shoulder strength and arm elevation (p = 0.021), and between aerobic capacity and occupational physical activity (p = 0.040). Age did not moderate these associations among healthcare workers.ConclusionsIn both sectors, the level of occupational physical demands and the higher relative physical strain in older employees require addressing to promote sustainable work participation among an aging population.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s00420-018-1377-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…However, reasons for lower sickness absence among intervention group remains unclear. According to Rasmussen et al [38] high self-reported physical capacity was associated with lower long-term sickness absence among female health care workers. However, information on our study participant’s current physical capacity was not available.…”

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Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Cluster-Randomized Prenatal Lifestyle Counseling Trial: A Seven-Year Follow-Up

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There is a link between the pregnancy and its long-term influence on health and susceptibility to future chronic disease both in mother and offspring. The objective was to determine whether individual counseling on physical activity and diet and weight gain at five antenatal visits can prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and overweight or improve glycemic parameters, among all at-risk-mothers and their children. Another objective was to evaluate whether gestational lifestyle intervention was cost-effective as measured with mother’s sickness absence and quality-adjusted life years (QALY). This study was a seven-year follow-up study for women, who were enrolled to the antenatal cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT). Analysis of the outcome included all women whose outcome was available, in addition with subgroup analysis including women adherent to all lifestyle aims. A total of 173 women with their children participated to the study, representing 43% (173/399) of the women who finished the original RCT. Main outcome measures were: T2DM based on medication use or fasting blood glucose or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), body mass index (BMI), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). None of the women were diagnosed to have T2DM. HbA1c or fasting blood glucose differences were not found among mothers or children. Differences in BMI were non-significant among mothers (Intervention 27.3, Usual care 28.1 kg/m2, p = 0.33) and children (I 21.3 vs U 22.5 kg/m2, p = 0.07). Children’s BMI was significantly lower among adherent group (I 20.5 vs U 22.5, p = 0.04). The mean total cost per person was 30.6% lower in the intervention group than in the usual care group (I €2,944 vs. U €4,243; p = 0.74). Intervention was cost-effective in terms of sickness absence but not in QALY gained i.e. if society is willing to pay additional €100 per one avoided sickness absence day; there is a 90% probability of the intervention arm to be cost-effective. Long-term effectiveness of antenatal lifestyle counseling was not shown, in spite of possible effect on children’s BMI. Cost-effectiveness of the intervention in terms of sickness absence may have larger societal impact.

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Physical Capacity and Risk for Long-Term Sickness Absence

Abstract: Low physical capacity increases the risk of long-term sickness absence among female health care workers.

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Antecedents and associations of sickness presenteeism and sickness absenteeism in nurses: A systematic review

Antecedents and associations of sickness presenteeism and sickness absenteeism in nurses: A systematic review

Physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain of older employees in construction and healthcare

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Cluster-Randomized Prenatal Lifestyle Counseling Trial: A Seven-Year Follow-Up

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