title: [Study of the relationship between incidence of sick leave due to mental health failure and work rules about sick leave].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the relationships among the support system for return to work, work rules about sick leave, and incidence of sick leave due to mental health failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was distributed to 150 workplaces with a history of use of the occupational health promotion center of a certain prefecture. The questionnaire asked about the number and duration of sick leaves due to mental health failure, the support system for return to work, and work rules about sick leave.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant correlation between the number of permanent staff and maximum period of sick leave was found (r=0.489, p<0.001), as well as a significant correlation between the number of permanent staff and the period of monetary compensation during sick leave (r=0.315, p=0.031). In addition, in 9 workplaces with more than 1,000 permanent staff, a significant correlation between the period of monetary compensation period during sick leave and incidence of sick leave was found (r=0.670, p=0.048), as well as a significant correlation between the period of monetary compensation during sick leave and the average length of sick leave (r=0.866, p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest the possibility that monetary compensation is associated with the duration of sick leave due to mental health failure. Hereafter, to construct a support system for mental health, consideration of the effect of monetary compensation appears to be required.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ten-nou-dai 1-1-1, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasahara
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomotsune
authors.forename: Sho-taro
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Doki
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haoka
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sho
authors.forename: Tadahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Ichiyo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008603:Mental Health; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics*; D017132:Workplace / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data