Author/Editor		Škerjanc, Alenka
Title		Sickness absenteeism in diabetic employees
Type		monografija
Place		Zagreb
Publisher		University of Zagreb, Faculty of medicine
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 114
Language		eng
Abstract		The aim of this study is to determine whether there are differences in sickness absenteeism between employees with diabetes mellitus and other employees in Ljubljana. Its purpose is to find some kind of support for the people with diabetes in accordance to the claims of the Saint Vincent Declaration. The study included 400 employees with diabetes and 400 employees without it, matched by sex, age and occupation. The differences between the two groups were looked for in the number of visits to the chosen general physician and in the frequency and duration of sickness absenteeism in the year 1996. Methods of paxametric and nonparametric statistics were used (analysis of variance, chi-square, Willcoxon's matched pairs). The rate of employment of diabetics in the capital of Slovenia was greater than non-diabetics (P<0,001). Diabetic employees visited their general physicians on average more often than non-diabetics (P<0,0001). Sickness absenteeism of diabetic employees was greater in the frequency of absences (P<0,05) and the duration of sickness absenteeism (P<0,01). The frequency and duration started to differ significantly in the group over 30 years old (P<0,05). Between diabetic and non-diabetic employees who were estimated as "disabled", significant differences were not found (P>0,05), while they were found among non-disabled employees (P<0,05). It was also found that the quality of care for diabetics in Slovenia is not sufficient. Employed diabetics had poorly controlled diabetes regarding the concentration of blood sugar and glycated haemoglobin (HbAlc). The long-term complications were connected with the concentration of HbA1c (P=0,01). The frequency of sickness absences was connected with the type of diabetes (P<0,05) and the average duration of sickness absence was connected with the presence of long-term complications of diabetes (P<0,05). (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Descriptors		DIABETES MELLITUS ABSENTEEISM DISABILITY EVALUATION INSURANCE, HEALTH WORKPLACE ADULT MIDDLE AGE DISABLED OFFICE VISITS DIABETES MELLITUS, INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT BLOOD GLUCOSE HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED AGE FACTORS SEX FACTORS SICK LEAVE TIME FACTORS