TY - JOUR
T1 - Sick leave in workers with asthma and COPD
T2 - The role of attitudes, perceived social norms and self efficacy
AU - Boot, Cécile R.
AU - Vercoulen, Jan H.
AU - Van Der Gulden, Joost W.
AU - Van Den Borne, Bart W.
AU - Orbon, Karin H.
AU - Van Weel, Chris
AU - Folgering, Hans Th
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - We investigated associations of sick leave in 165 workers with asthma and COPD with three components of the Model of Planned Behavior (MPB): attitudes, social norms towards sick leave, and perceived control over sick leave and over health complaints. All participants underwent lung-function tests and completed questionnaires on sick leave, and on the MPB-components. Differences were calculated between high and low sick leave (frequency and duration) for the total group of asthma and COPD and separately for asthma and COPD. The most relevant variable within each MPB-component was selected for multivariate analysis. In the total group and in the group with asthma, low sick leave was associated with more perceived control over fatigue. In COPD, the attitude 'finding the negative consequences of sick leave more unpleasant' was associated with high sick leave. It was concluded that similarities exist in a population of asthma and COPD patients, but that different MPB-components play a role in sick leave in asthma and COPD. Perceived control over health complaints is more important in asthma than in COPD. Attitudes towards sick leave appear to be more important in COPD patients.
AB - We investigated associations of sick leave in 165 workers with asthma and COPD with three components of the Model of Planned Behavior (MPB): attitudes, social norms towards sick leave, and perceived control over sick leave and over health complaints. All participants underwent lung-function tests and completed questionnaires on sick leave, and on the MPB-components. Differences were calculated between high and low sick leave (frequency and duration) for the total group of asthma and COPD and separately for asthma and COPD. The most relevant variable within each MPB-component was selected for multivariate analysis. In the total group and in the group with asthma, low sick leave was associated with more perceived control over fatigue. In COPD, the attitude 'finding the negative consequences of sick leave more unpleasant' was associated with high sick leave. It was concluded that similarities exist in a population of asthma and COPD patients, but that different MPB-components play a role in sick leave in asthma and COPD. Perceived control over health complaints is more important in asthma than in COPD. Attitudes towards sick leave appear to be more important in COPD patients.
KW - Absenteeism
KW - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KW - Determinants
KW - Model of Planned Behavior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=22044439900&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.010
M3 - Article
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 58
SP - 192
EP - 198
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 2
ER -