Do gender and psychosocial job stressors modify the relationship between disability and sickness absence: an investigation using 12 waves of a longitudinal cohort

A. Milner; Z. Aitken; S. Byars; P. Butterworth; A. Kavanagh

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3865

Do gender and psychosocial job stressors modify the relationship between disability and sickness absence: an investigation using 12 waves of a longitudinal cohort

A. Milner, Z. Aitken, S. Byars, P. Butterworth, A. Kavanagh^*

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This study reports that workers with disabilities may be more likely to take sickness absence. Gender and job control are important considerations in understanding these absences. Modifying working conditions may therefore reduce the likelihood of workers with disabilities taking sickness absence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-310
Number of pages	9
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3865
Publication status	Published - 2020

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