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Table 2 Ratio of annual days of sickness absence (SA), annual number of SA episodes, and annual number of short-term (< 10 days) SA episodes after intervention versus before intervention compared to controls. Years 1 and 2 after the intervention are contrasted to years −2 and − 1 before the intervention. Models are adjusted for sex, age, employment contract and occupation

From: Alternative duty work as workplace-initiated procedure to reduce sickness absence

 

City A: Alternative duty work in use in 2014

Control Cities

  

City D: Alternative duty work in use in 2016

Control Cities

  
 

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Group*time interactiona

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Group*time interactiona

SA days

 2 years before

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

  

 2 years after

1.14

1.09–1.21

1.19

1.14–1.24

0.02

1.21

1.15–1.26

1.25

1.19–1.31

0.12

SA episodes

 2 years before

     

1

 

1

  

 2 years after

     

1.08

1.06–1.10

1.13

1.11–1.15

< 0.001

Short SA episodes

 2 years before

     

1

 

1

  

 2 years after

     

1.07

1.05–1.09

1.12

1.10–1.14

< 0.001

  1. aGroup*time interaction (p-value)