TY - JOUR T1 - Fatigue as a predictor of work disability JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med SP - 712 LP - 713 DO - 10.1136/oem.59.10.712 VL - 59 IS - 10 AU - L G P M van Amelsvoort AU - I J Kant AU - A J H M Beurskens AU - C A P Schröer AU - G M H Swaen Y1 - 2002/10/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/59/10/712.abstract N2 - The objective of this study was to assess the predictive value of fatigue for work disability on medical grounds within the framework of a large prospective cohort study. Analyses were carried out on the data of 10 927 employees with a follow up of 32 months. We found that fatigue, as measured with the Checklist Individual Strength, was a strong predictor of subsequent permanent work disability. The for age, gender, presence of a chronic medical condition, and educational level adjusted relative risks were, for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fatigue score quartile against the first, respectively: 2.17 (1.17–4.03), 3.30 (1.67–6.52), and 12.8 (5.14–32.1). ER -