Is There an Association between Long-Term Sick Leave and Disability Pension and Unemployment beyond the Effect of Health Status? – A Cohort Study

摘要

BackgroundStudies have shown that long-term sick leave is a strong predictor of disability pension. However, few have aimed to disentangle the effect of sick leave and of health status.The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between long-term sick leave and disability pension and unemployment, when taking health status into account.