Risk analysis of sick leave among Dutch farmers

Agriculture can be seen as an occupational sector in which the workers are exposed to many health risks that may result in sick leave and working disability. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the problem of sick leave among Dutch farmers. A risk analysis of sick leave was performed in the agricultural branches to address the occurrence and duration of sick leave, as well as the main diagnoses of sick leave and the associations between sick leave and the farm- and work-related, psychosocial and personal risk factors. Data were collected from a database of a major Dutch insurance co... Mehr ...