title: Perceived Age Discrimination at Work and Subsequent Long-Term Sickness Absence Among Finnish Employees.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of perceived age discrimination at work with subsequent long-term sickness absence among Finnish employees.
  
  
  METHODS
  A representative sample of Finnish employees (n = 6322) was merged with register-based follow-up data. A negative binomial model was used in the analysis of subsequent sickness absence days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Perceived age discrimination was associated to long-term sickness absence after controlling various background, work, and health-related factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age discrimination at work is a significant risk factor for sickness absence.
authors.affiliation: From the University of Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Niina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viitasalo
authors.forename: Jouko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nätti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063506:Ageism / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace