Benefits and Harms of Sick Leave: Lack of Randomized, Controlled Trials
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| author | Axelsson, Inge Marnetoft, Sven-Uno |
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| contents | Benefits and Harms of Sick Leave: Lack of Randomized, Controlled Trials Axelsson, Inge Marnetoft, Sven-Uno Accidents Patients Injuries Employees Employment Health Rehabilitation Disabilities The aim of this study was to try to identify those randomized controlled trials that compare sick leave with no sick leave or a different duration or degree of sick leave. A comprehensive, systematic, electronic search of Clinical Evidence, the Cochrane Library and PubMed, and a manual search of the Campbell Library and a journal supplement was carried out. Only two studies with randomization of sick leave were found. Patients, who were suspected of having whiplash injuries following a car accident, were randomly assigned to either 14 days on sick leave wearing a neck collar, or no neck collar or sick leave, and employees with musculoskeletal disorders were randomized to part-time sick leave and work adjustments, or full-time sick leave. Over 99% of the studies on sick leave were observational. The reason for the scarcity of randomized controlled trials is unknown. There is a definite, urgent need for randomized, controlled studies of the effects that sick leave has on health issues. |
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| spellingShingle | Benefits and Harms of Sick Leave: Lack of Randomized, Controlled Trials Axelsson, Inge Marnetoft, Sven-Uno Accidents Patients Injuries Employees Employment Health Rehabilitation Disabilities Benefits and Harms of Sick Leave: Lack of Randomized, Controlled Trials Axelsson, Inge Marnetoft, Sven-Uno Accidents Patients Injuries Employees Employment Health Rehabilitation Disabilities The aim of this study was to try to identify those randomized controlled trials that compare sick leave with no sick leave or a different duration or degree of sick leave. A comprehensive, systematic, electronic search of Clinical Evidence, the Cochrane Library and PubMed, and a manual search of the Campbell Library and a journal supplement was carried out. Only two studies with randomization of sick leave were found. Patients, who were suspected of having whiplash injuries following a car accident, were randomly assigned to either 14 days on sick leave wearing a neck collar, or no neck collar or sick leave, and employees with musculoskeletal disorders were randomized to part-time sick leave and work adjustments, or full-time sick leave. Over 99% of the studies on sick leave were observational. The reason for the scarcity of randomized controlled trials is unknown. There is a definite, urgent need for randomized, controlled studies of the effects that sick leave has on health issues. |
| title | Benefits and Harms of Sick Leave: Lack of Randomized, Controlled Trials |
| topic | Accidents Patients Injuries Employees Employment Health Rehabilitation Disabilities |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ885630 |