title: Measures of work-family conflict predict sickness absence from work.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relation between work-family conflict and sickness absence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The BELSTRESS III study comprised 2983 middle-aged workers. Strain-based work-home interference (WHI) and home-work interference (HWI) were assessed by means of self-administered questionnaires. Prospective data of registered sickness absence during 12-months follow-up were collected. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HWI was positively and significantly related to high sickness absence duration (at least 10 sick leave days) and high sickness absence frequency (at least 3 sick leave episodes) in men and women, also after adjustments were made for sociodemographic variables, health indicators, and environmental psychosocial factors. In multivariate analysis, no association between WHI and sickness absence was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HWI was positively and significantly related to high sickness absence duration and frequency during 12-months follow-up in male and female workers.
authors: Department of Public Health, Ghent University, University Hospital, De Pintelaan, Belgium. els.clays@UGent.be
authors: Els
authors: E
authors: Clays
authors: France
authors: F
authors: Kittel
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Godin
authors: Dirk De
authors: DD
authors: Bacquer
authors: Guy De
authors: GD
authors: Backer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D004651:Employment; D054541:Family Conflict; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires