Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland

Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the use of part-time sick leave at the early (first 12 weeks) stage of work disability due to mental disorder or musculoskeletal disease on sustained return to work (RTW) and overall work participation. METHODS: In a nation-wide reg...

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Main Authors: Eira Viikari-Juntura, Lauri J Virta, Johanna Kausto, Ilona Autti-Rämö, Kari-Pekka Martimo, Mikko Laaksonen, Taina Leinonen, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Alex Burdorf, Svetlana Solovieva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2017-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
sick leave
sickness absence
return to work
rehabilitation
finland
legislation
partial sick leave
rtw
work participation
propensity score
part-time sick leave
natural experiment
early part-time sick leave
quasi-experiment
Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3664

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