title: SICKNESS PRESENCE AND STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between sickness presence and stressful life events among health care workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were gathered from all health care workers at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana employed there in the period between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010. Each employee obtained a questionnaire composed of two standardized international questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 57% of sickness present health care workers among the participants. The sickness present reported to have more diseases of family member than the non-sickness present (OR = 1.5; 95% CI = 1.2-2.0), loan (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1-1.6), their partner lost job (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.0-1.8), or they changed the place of living (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.0-2.0).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study indicate that stressful life events with economic consequences might have an important influence on sickness presence.
authors.forename: Alenka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Škerjanc
authors.forename: Metoda Dodič
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fikfak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000069597:Presenteeism / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology