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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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Sick-leave among women and the role of psychiatric disorder

Gunnel Hensing

Department of Health and Environment, Division for Preventive and Social Medicine, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Correspondence address: Gunnel Hensing Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE-581 85 LINKöPING, Sweden, Tel: +46 13 22 18 18, Fax: +46 13 22 18 65, E-mail: gunhe{at}soc.liu.se

Fredrik Spak

Department of Social Medicine, Göteborgs Universitet, Vasa Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Kristina Alexanderson

Department of Health and Environment, Division for Preventive and Social Medicine, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping

Peter Allebeck

Department of Social Medicine, Göteborgs Universitet, Vasa Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

The aim was to assess sick-leave among women in relation to psychiatric disorder. A stratified population-based sample of women in Gothenburg were interviewed and diagnoses were made according to DSM-III-R. Sick-leave data was obtained for a ten year period. Women with psychiatric disorder had higher rates of sick-leave, compared to women without such disorders, in analyses taking into account age, socio-economic status, physical health, marital status and motherhood. Presence of psychiatric and physical illness were both independently associated with higher sick-leave. Highest sick-leave was found among those with a combination of psychiatric and physical morbidity. Psychiatric disorder is an important factor in sick-leave among women, especially regarding length of absence.

Key Words: sick-leave • psychiatric disorder • women • population surveys.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 25, No. 3, 185-192 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500307
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