Lifestyle, Sick Leave and Work Ability Among Norwegian Employees with Asthma – a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey Conducted in Telemark County, Norway

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• Personal Author:
  De Bortoli MM ; Fell AKM ; Henneberger, Paul K. ; Kongerud J ; Oellingrath IM ; Svendsen MV
• Description:
  Objective: To investigate whether physician-diagnosed asthma modifies the associations between multiple lifestyle factors, sick leave and work ability in a general working population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Telemark County, Norway, in 2013. A sample of 16 099 respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire. We obtained complete data on lifestyle, work ability and sick leave for 10 355 employed persons aged 18-50 years. We modelled sick leave and work ability using multiple logistic regression, and introduced interaction terms to investigate whether associations with lifestyle factors were modified by asthma status. Results: Several lifestyle risk factors and a multiple lifestyle risk index were associated with sick leave and reduced work ability score among persons both with and without physician-diagnosed asthma. A stronger association between lifestyle and sick leave among persons with asthma was confirmed by including interaction terms in the analysis: moderate lifestyle risk score * asthma OR = 1.4 (95% CI 1.02-2.1); high lifestyle risk score * asthma OR = 1.6 (95% CI 1.1-2.3); very high lifestyle risk score * asthma OR = 1.6 (95% CI 0.97-2.7); obesity * asthma OR = 1.5 (95% CI 1.02-2.1); past smoking * asthma OR = 1.4 (95% CI 1.01-1.9); and current smoking * asthma OR = 1.4 (95% CI 1.03-2.0). There was no significant difference in the association between lifestyle and work ability score among respondents with and without asthma. Conclusions In the present study, we found that physician-diagnosed asthma modified the association between lifestyle risk factors and sick leave. Asthma status did not significantly modify these associations with reduced work ability score. The results indicate that lifestyle changes could be of particular importance for employees with asthma. Copyright: This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Health Personnel Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Bronchial Asthma Employee Health Employees Physicians Questionnaires Statistical Analysis Work Capability Work Environment Workers
• ISSN:
  1932-6203
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059416
• Citation:
  PLoS One 2020 Apr; 15(4):e0231710
• Contact Point Address:
  Marit Mu¨ ller De Bortoli, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern, Porsgrunn, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway
• Email:
  marit.muller@usn.no
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  PLoS One
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:3f11881d425f0e080653beb19db6518890daeedd0e65fe3970ed31bf2bb26775a92a2b85f4f6d0ccae1a6a53e870dc07a426107309e01f63549dd0ea3e9ac66d
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