title: Work-related psychosocial risk factors for long-term sick leave: a prospective study of the general working population in Norway.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of work-related psychosocial exposures on long-term sick leave (LTSL) in the general working population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of the general working population in Norway. Eligible respondents were interviewed in 2009 and registered with at least 100 working days in 2009 and 2010 (n = 6758). The outcome was medically confirmed LTSL of 40 days or more during 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the fully adjusted model, high exposure to role conflict (odds ratio [OR], 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20 to 2.09), emotional demands (OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.69), and low supportive leadership (OR = 1.50; 95% CI, 1.15 to 1.96) predicted LTSL. A test for trend was statistically significant for all factors (P ≤ 0.05). We estimated that 15% of LTSL cases were attributable to these factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study underlines the importance of taking into account psychosocial exposures as risk factors for LTSL.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Occupational Health Surveillance (Ms Aagestad and Drs Johannessen, Tynes, Gravseth, and Sterud), National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo; and Department of Behavioral Sciences (Ms Aagestad), Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Cecilie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aagestad
authors.forename: Håkon A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Johannessen
authors.forename: Tore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tynes
authors.forename: Hans Magne
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Gravseth
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sterud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult