Predictors of Workplace Absenteeism in Cancer Care Workers

In a logistic regression model (Table ii), younger employees (less than 40 years of age) had a risk of high sickness absence that was significantly increased compared with the risk for older employees [odds ratio (or): 2.60; 95% confidence interval ( ci): 1.44 to 4.72]. A significantly increased risk of high sick ness absence (or: 2.08; 95% ci: 1.02 to 4.27) was also observed for low job level workers as compared with high job level workers. As compared with than female workers, male workers showed a significantly decreased risk of high sickness absence (or: 0.35; 95% ci: 0.16 to 0.78). A significantly decreased risk of high sickness absence (or: 0.35; 95% ci: 0.16 to 0.78) was observed in part-time workers as compared with full-time workers. As compared with workers employed for 5 years or more, workers employed for less than 5 years had a significantly decreased risk of high sickness absence (or: 0.42; 95% ci: 0.16 to 0.80).