TY - T1 - Prediction of long-term absence due to sickness in employees : development and validation of a multifactorial risk score in two cohort studies SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/235310 T3 - A1 - Airaksinen, Jaakko; Jokela, Markus; Virtanen, Marianna; Oksanen, Tuula; Koskenvuo, Markku; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Kivimaki, Mika A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Objectives This study aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for long-term sickness absence. Methods Survey responses on work-and lifestyle-related questions from 65 775 public-sector employees were linked to sickness absence records to develop a prediction score for medically-certified sickness absence lasting > 9 days and >= 90 days. The score was externally validated using data from an independent population-based cohort of 13 527 employees. For both sickness absence outcomes, ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - LASSO regression; prediction model; long-term sickness absence; sick leave; sickness absence; work disability; COMMON MENTAL-DISORDERS; CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; WHITEHALL-II; HEALTH-CARE; MODELS; WORK; MORTALITY; FREQUENT; ILLNESS; SECTOR; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health N1 - PP - ER -