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  • Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Rising sickness absence rates in Danish public workplaces are noted, with shift work being a common practice.
  • Investigating the impact of shift work on employee absenteeism is crucial for public health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively assess the hazard ratio (HR) for short- and long-term sickness absence among Danish shift workers.
  • To determine if shift work is a significant predictor of absenteeism in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective cohort study involving 1008 shift workers and 4009 day workers.
  • Follow-up data collected on short- and long-term sickness absence durations.

Main Results:

  • Hazard ratios for sickness absence lasting >= 2 weeks were 0.92 (men) and 0.90 (women).
  • Hazard ratios for sickness absence lasting >= 8 weeks were 1.33 (men) and 1.13 (women).
  • Confidence intervals for all HRs included 1, indicating no statistically significant association.

Conclusions:

  • The study was inconclusive in establishing a definitive link between shift work and increased sickness absence.
  • No significant association was found after controlling for demographic, lifestyle, and work environment variables.