In:
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 62, No. 8 ( 2020-08), p. 557-565
Abstract:
To examine whether low leadership quality predicts long-term sickness absence (LTSA) in Denmark. Methods: Using Cox models, we estimated the association between exposure to low leadership quality and onset of register based LTSA (more than or equal to 6 weeks) during 12-months follow-up among 53,157 employees without previous LTSA. Results: During 51,155 person-years, we identified 2270 cases of LTSA. Low leadership quality predicted LTSA with a dose–respone pattern after adjustment for confounders. The hazard ratio (HR) of LTSA in the lowest compared with the highest quartile of leadership quality was 1.61 (95% CI: 1.43 to 1.82). Further, change from high to low leadership quality over time predicted risk of LTSA (HR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.97) compared with persistent high leadership quality. Conclusions: Exposure to low leadership quality is a risk factor of LTSA in the Danish workforce.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1076-2752
,
1536-5948
DOI:
10.1097/JOM.0000000000001879
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2070230-9