RT Journal Article
T1 Factors Affecting Sick Leave Duration for Non-Work-Related Temporary Disabilities in Brazilian University Public Servants
A1 Dias, Adriano
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Bernardes, João Marcos
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
AB Sickness absenteeism in public institutions compromises the execution of services, andmay also generate direct impacts on the population that receives coverage. To determine if sick leaveduration for temporary disabilities is associated with non-work-related illnesses (NWRI), a historicalcohort study was carried out of workers at a Brazilian University. The Charlson Comorbidity Index(CCI) was obtained from the most prevalent diagnoses in each expert examination and from thecorresponding days of sick leave per episode, adjusting simple and multiple Cox regression models.As a result, 70% of the NWRI temporary disabilities were due to depressive disorders, convalescence,and dorsalgia with a sick leave duration between 4 and 320 days. The factors of protection forsick leave durations until the rehabilitation were non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus andhypertension. Long-term sick leaves were observed in the cases that required rehabilitation of thoseworkers diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorders, conjunctivitis, acute sinusitis, skin disorders,calculus of kidney and ureter, abdominal and pelvic pain, and same-level fall accidents. It is alsoworth noting that even in a disease that can justify long-term sick leaves, such as breast cancer,the duration may be shorter according to the worker’s capacity and self-efficacy.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15358
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15358
LA eng
NO Dias, A., Gómez-Salgado, J., Bernardes, J., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2018). Factors Affecting Sick Leave Duration for Non-Work-Related Temporary Disabilities in Brazilian University Public Servants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102127
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 2 jun 2026