TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-national comparisons of sickness absence systems and statistics
T2 - Towards common indicators
AU - Gimeno, David
AU - Bültmann, Ute
AU - Benavides, Fernando G.
AU - Alexanderson, Kristina
AU - Abma, Femke I.
AU - Ubalde-López, Mònica
AU - Roelen, Corné A.M.
AU - Kjeldgård, Linnea
AU - Delclos, George L.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - We aimed to identify common elements in work sickness absence (SA) in Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands. We estimated basic statistics on benefits eligibility, SA incidence and duration and distribution by major diagnostics. The three countries offer SA benefits for at least 12 months and wage replacement, differing in who and when the payer assumes responsibility; the national health systems provide health care with participation from occupational health services. Episodes per 1000 salaried workers and episode duration varied by country; their distribution by diagnostic was similar. Basic and useful SA indicators can be constructed to facilitate cross-country comparisons.
AB - We aimed to identify common elements in work sickness absence (SA) in Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands. We estimated basic statistics on benefits eligibility, SA incidence and duration and distribution by major diagnostics. The three countries offer SA benefits for at least 12 months and wage replacement, differing in who and when the payer assumes responsibility; the national health systems provide health care with participation from occupational health services. Episodes per 1000 salaried workers and episode duration varied by country; their distribution by diagnostic was similar. Basic and useful SA indicators can be constructed to facilitate cross-country comparisons.
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U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/cku070
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/cku070
M3 - Article
C2 - 24919693
AN - SCOPUS:84905011665
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 24
SP - 663
EP - 666
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 4
ER -