Effect of change in the psychosocial work environment on sickness absence: a seven year follow up of initially health employees

摘要

Study objective-To investigate the impact of changes in psychosocial work enviorn- ment on subsequent sickness absence. Design-Analysis of questionnaire and Sickness absence data collected in three Time periods: 1990-1997, before the reces- Sion; 1993, worst slump during the reces- Sion; and 1993-1997, a period after Changes. Setting-Raisio, a town in south western Finland, during and after a period of eco- Nomic decline.