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    • Public health

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    • Sickness absence represents a significant economic burden.
    • Sleep disturbances are prevalent and can impact overall health and well-being.
    • Understanding the link between sleep and sickness absence is crucial for preventative strategies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate various sleep measures as predictors of sickness absence.
    • To examine these associations in a working-aged population while controlling for potential confounders.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized data from the nationally representative Health 2000 Survey in Finland.
    • Linked survey data with sickness absence records from the Finnish Social Insurance Institution.
    • Employed Poisson and gamma regression models on a cohort of 3,760 working-aged adults.

    Main Results:

    • Insomnia symptoms, early morning awakenings, daytime tiredness, and use of sleeping pills were associated with sickness absence in women.
    • Similar sleep disturbances, excluding excessive daytime sleepiness, were linked to sickness absence in men.
    • Optimal sleep durations identified were 7.6 hours for women and 7.8 hours for men; addressing sleep issues could reduce costs by up to 28%.

    Conclusions:

    • Sleep disturbances are significant determinants of sickness absence.
    • Preventing sleep problems and promoting adequate sleep duration are vital for reducing work absenteeism.
    • Interventions targeting sleep health may yield substantial economic benefits by decreasing sickness absence.