title: Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). Chapter 4. Methodological aspects in sickness-absence research.
abstract: Several methodological aspects concerning research on sickness absence and disability pension are noteworthy, including: empirical research is being conducted within many different disciplines using various study designs; progress in theory development has been slow and weak; several outcome measures are used; terminology varies widely; and comparative research is difficult to conduct since insurance systems differ over time and among nations and employers.
authors.affiliation: The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Department of Social Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden. Gunnel.Hensing@socmed.gu.se
authors.forename: Gunnel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hensing
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D018582:Sick Leave; D013548:Sweden