Background Previous validation studies of sick leave measures have focused on self-reports.
Register-based sick leave data are considered to be valid; however methodological …

Background Referral rates of general practitioners (GPs) are an important determinant of
secondary care utilization. The variation in these rates across GPs is considerable, and cannot …

Background There is a large variation in referral rates to secondary care among GPs, which
is partly unexplained. Aim To explore associations between reasons for referral to …

Purpose To assess effects of an inpatient multicomponent occupational rehabilitation
program compared to less comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation on sickness absence in …

Background Concerns about disease and an increase in health anxiety levels are expected
consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there have been few longitudinal …

Background Sickness absence is a growing public health problem in Norway and Denmark,
with the highest absence rates being registered in Norway. We compared time trends in …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether inpatient multimodal occupational
rehabilitation (I-MORE) reduces sickness absence (SA) more than outpatient acceptance and …

Background The knowledge of factors accurately predicting the long lasting sick leaves is
sparse, but information on medical condition is believed to be necessary to identify persons at …

Background: The lack of efficient medical interventions for combating increasing sickness
absence rates has lead to the introduction of alternative measures initiated by the Norwegian …

Objectives The aim was to study whether a workplace-registered frequent short-term sick
leave spell pattern was an early indicator of future disability pension or future long-term sick …