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Sickness absence as an indicator of health?
John SelanderMid-Sweden University
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Background:
Sweden has high rates of sickness absence.
Why is it so?
Do Swedes have poor health?
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Sickness absence in Sweden 1970-2005
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Sickness absence among men and women, 1970-2005
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Sweden compared to other European countries
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Do Swedes have poor health?
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Infant mortality
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OECD Health Data 2005
Life expectancy
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UN,Human Development Report. 2004 Oxford
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Healthy life expectancy
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WHO (2003), The world health report
Self-reported health
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Health in theEuropean Union. Special Eurobarometer 272e (Norway missing)
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Index of health and social problems
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Wilkinson R and Pickett K. (2009) The Spirit Level.
Social exclusion
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Second European Quality of Life Survey (2007)
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Work place safety
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Work and health in the EU: A statistical portrait (2004).
Physical activity
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European Commision, 2004. The citizens of the European Union and Sport. Special. (Norway missing).
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Mental well-being
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Second European Quality of Life Survey(2007)
Suicide
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European Detailed Mortality Database, WHO 2009
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Use of alcohol
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WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008 (Norway missing)
Use of drugs
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US Census Bureau, Population Division, Interim State Population Projections, 2005
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Use of tobacco
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WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008. (Norway missing)
Calorie intake
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OECD Health Database. Organisationfor Economic Co-operation andDevelopment. OECD health data 2007
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Obesity
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International Obesity Taskforce, Overweight and obese. 2002, International
Lung cancer incidence
SwedenFinlandDenmarkUnited KingdomGermanyFrancethe Netherlands
Tyczynski JE et al (2002). Lung cancer in Europe. ENCR Cancer. (Norway missing)
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Swedes (and Norwegians) seem to have good health!
Is perhaps sickness absence not a good indicator of health?
Should then, as often is the case, sickness absence be used as an outcome variable for different public health, DM and VR activities?
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Thank you!
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Sickness absence and unemployment in Sweden, 1970-2005