Meta-analysis of high sick leave in 4 Belgian studies on wellbeing at work

Background: The main objective of this study was to investigate if associations between psychosocial risks at work and absenteeism were consistent within our 4 Belgian databases. Methods: Belstress I, II, III and Somstress consisted globally of 36 enterprises and 28.198 workers. A cross-sectional survey with at least 1 year prospective follow-up to register objective absenteeism data was performed on men and women working in different sectors (public/private, profit/non-profit). Analyses were conducted by using « review manager » software resulting in Odds Ratios with global effect and a heter... Mehr ...