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Job strain linked to mental health sick leave
High job demands combined with low levels of social support at work put employees, especially women, at increased risk of sick leave due to mental disorders, new research has found. The researchers used data from a Swedish national study to examine how rates of sick leave for mental health reasons are affected by psychosocial factors at work.
London: High job demands combined with low levels of social support at work put employees, especially women, at increased risk of sick leave due to mental disorders, new research has found. The researchers used data from a Swedish national study to examine how rates of sick leave for mental health reasons are affected by psychosocial factors at work.
After a five-year follow-up of nearly 12,000 workers, the rate of sick leave due to mental disorders was about eight percent. Three-fourths of workers with mental health sick leave were women, showed the findings. Workers with unhealthy behaviour also had higher rates of mental health sick leave. While smoking was a significant risk factor, high physical activity level was a protective factor, the researchers found.
