OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the relative contribution of individual characteristics, lifestyle factors, work-related risk factors, and work ability on the occurrence of short (<2 weeks), moderate (2-12 weeks), and long (>12 weeks) durations of sickness absence. METHODS Altogether 5867 Dutch construction workers with complete sick leave registration were followed from...

  Nonspecific activity-related arm pain is characterized by an absence of objective physical findings and symptoms that do not correspond with objective pathophysiology. Arm pain without strict diagnosis is often related to activity, work-related activity in particular, and is often seen in patients with physically demanding work. Psychological factors such as catastrophic thinking, symptoms of...

The system of sick-pay is critical for balancing the economic and health costs infectious diseases. Surprisingly, most research on reforms does not rely variation in worker exposure to diseases when investigating absences from work. This paper studies effects work changes health-insurance coverage first three days sickness. We explore geographic prevalence diseases, primarily seasonal flu, prov...

the goal of this research is to measure the rate of quality of work life of facultymembers in university of tehran. the research type in regard to goal is appliedinvestigative and in regard to data collecting method is descriptive investigative andof measurement branch. the statistical population is faculty members of universityof tehran’s paradises and colleges. in this research, after identif...