Incidence Rates of Medically Certified Long-term Sickness Absence Among Japanese Employees: A Focus on Sex Differences

Background: Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) is an important public health challenge, yet limited data exist on its incidence in Japan. We aimed to describe the incidence of all-cause and cause-specific LTSA by sex and age using 10-year data from a large Japanese working population, with a focus on...

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Published in:	Journal of Epidemiology
Main Authors:	Yukari Taniyama, Shohei Yamamoto, Yosuke Inoue, Toru Honda, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroko Okazaki, Hiroshi Ide, Toshiaki Miyamoto, Takeshi Kochi, Takayuki Ogasawara, Makoto Yamamoto, Naoki Gommori, Kenya Yamamoto, Toshitaka Yokoya, Maki Konishi, Seitaro Dohi, Isamu Kabe, Tetsuya Mizoue
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Epidemiological Association 2025-10-01
Subjects:	absenteeism incidence occupational health sex characteristics sick leave
Online Access:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/35/10/35_JE20240485/_pdf