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Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia
Sickness absence is one of the most important working population health indicators. It is a complex phenomenon that is investigated by health care and occupational health specialists, economists, and work psychologists. Sickness absence is used as a predictor for morbidity and mortality, but besides...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33572766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031193 |
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author | Lakiša, Svetlana Matisāne, Linda Gobiņa, Inese Vanadziņš, Ivars Akūlova, Lāsma Eglīte, Maija Paegle, Linda |
author_facet | Lakiša, Svetlana Matisāne, Linda Gobiņa, Inese Vanadziņš, Ivars Akūlova, Lāsma Eglīte, Maija Paegle, Linda |
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description | Sickness absence is one of the most important working population health indicators. It is a complex phenomenon that is investigated by health care and occupational health specialists, economists, and work psychologists. Sickness absence is used as a predictor for morbidity and mortality, but besides the health status of an individual, sickness absence is influenced by demographic, socio-economic factors, and work environment factors. Conflicts at work are a common psychosocial risk factor that can affect sickness absence. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between different types of workplace conflict and self-reported medically certified sickness absence using cross-sectional survey data pooled from four periodic national surveys—Work conditions and risks in Latvia (2006–2018). The sample is representative of the working population of Latvia, as respondents were randomly drawn from different regions and industries. In total, the study sample (n = 8557) consisted of employees between 16 and 80 years old (average 42.8 +/− 12.6) of which 46.2% were males and 53.8% were females. Researchers used the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) method for collecting data. The association between workplace conflicts and sickness absence was analysed by using binomial logistic regression and calculated as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), with adjustment for gender, age, education and survey year. The risk of sickness absence was higher among women (OR = 1.24, CI 1.13–1.35), employees aged 25–44 years old and employees with higher income. Controlling for socio-demographic factors and survey year, the odds of sickness absence increased significantly for all types of workplace conflict analysed. The strongest association with sickness absence was related to conflicts between managers and employees (OR = 1.51, CI 1.37–1.66) and conflicts between groups of employees (OR = 1.45, CI 1.31–1.61). Conflicts between employees and with customers also increased the odds of sickness absence (OR = 1.39, CI 1.27–1.52 and OR = 1.11, CI 1.01–1.23, respectively). Our findings suggest that tailored interventions at a company level for reducing workplace conflicts as risk factors of sickness absence are required. Those should focus on the improvement of managers’ leadership and human resource management skills. |
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spelling | pubmed-79082042021-02-27 Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia Lakiša, Svetlana Matisāne, Linda Gobiņa, Inese Vanadziņš, Ivars Akūlova, Lāsma Eglīte, Maija Paegle, Linda Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Sickness absence is one of the most important working population health indicators. It is a complex phenomenon that is investigated by health care and occupational health specialists, economists, and work psychologists. Sickness absence is used as a predictor for morbidity and mortality, but besides the health status of an individual, sickness absence is influenced by demographic, socio-economic factors, and work environment factors. Conflicts at work are a common psychosocial risk factor that can affect sickness absence. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between different types of workplace conflict and self-reported medically certified sickness absence using cross-sectional survey data pooled from four periodic national surveys—Work conditions and risks in Latvia (2006–2018). The sample is representative of the working population of Latvia, as respondents were randomly drawn from different regions and industries. In total, the study sample (n = 8557) consisted of employees between 16 and 80 years old (average 42.8 +/− 12.6) of which 46.2% were males and 53.8% were females. Researchers used the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) method for collecting data. The association between workplace conflicts and sickness absence was analysed by using binomial logistic regression and calculated as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), with adjustment for gender, age, education and survey year. The risk of sickness absence was higher among women (OR = 1.24, CI 1.13–1.35), employees aged 25–44 years old and employees with higher income. Controlling for socio-demographic factors and survey year, the odds of sickness absence increased significantly for all types of workplace conflict analysed. The strongest association with sickness absence was related to conflicts between managers and employees (OR = 1.51, CI 1.37–1.66) and conflicts between groups of employees (OR = 1.45, CI 1.31–1.61). Conflicts between employees and with customers also increased the odds of sickness absence (OR = 1.39, CI 1.27–1.52 and OR = 1.11, CI 1.01–1.23, respectively). Our findings suggest that tailored interventions at a company level for reducing workplace conflicts as risk factors of sickness absence are required. Those should focus on the improvement of managers’ leadership and human resource management skills. MDPI 2021-01-29 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7908204/ /pubmed/33572766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031193 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lakiša, Svetlana Matisāne, Linda Gobiņa, Inese Vanadziņš, Ivars Akūlova, Lāsma Eglīte, Maija Paegle, Linda Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title | Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title_full | Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title_fullStr | Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title_short | Impact of Workplace Conflicts on Self-Reported Medically Certified Sickness Absence in Latvia |
title_sort | impact of workplace conflicts on self-reported medically certified sickness absence in latvia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33572766 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031193 |
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