The influence of onset of disease on exit from paid employment among workers in The Netherlands

Abstract Background This study investigates the influence of onset of disease on exit from paid employment, and whether this differs across diseases and sociodemographic groups. Methods Register data from Statistics Netherlands on medication prescription was linked to information on employment status and demographics. Persons who were employed in 2009 and 2010, and who did not use medication for the selected disease in 2009 (n = 5,889,036) were followed-up during 9-years. Six diseases were identified based on medication prescription in 2010 and 2011: cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory disea... Mehr ...