The ORs with a 95% CI of occupational healthcare’s activity in performing recommended activities in 790 health check-ups (HCUs) to assess and promote employees’ work ability, depending on the reason for HCU (early support, duration of sick leave or permanently reduced work ability), compared with patients attending an HCU for more than 90-day sick leave (N=122) in 15 occupational healthcare units in Finland during 2016–2018
| Process activities performed in occupational healthcare | Early support reason for HCU (N=250) OR 95% CI | Sick leave of 30 days reason for HCU (N=41) OR 95% CI | Sick leave of 60 days reason for HCU (N=40) OR 95% CI | Sick leave of 90 days reason for HCU (N=56) OR 95% CI | Permanently reduced work ability reason for HCU (N=281) OR 95% CI |
| Alcohol use checked within 12 months (N=603) | 1.12 0.67 to 1.84 | 1.66 0.67 to 5.11 | 0.90 0.40 to 2.01 | 0.78 0.39 to 1.57 | 1.23 0.75 to 2.02 |
| Work ability compared with work demands assessed (N=728) | 0.25 0.08 to 0.77* | 0.43 0.09 to 2.00 | 0.42 0.09 to 1.95 | 0.28 0.08 to 1.04 | 0.56 0.18 to 1.71 |
| Personal health promotion plan made (N=267) | 1.48 0.96 to 2.29 | NA | 2.10 1.01 to 4.37* | 0.70 0.36 to 1.34 | 1.87 1.22 to 2.88* |
| Need for partial sick leave assessed (N=218) | NE | 0.32 0.13 to 0.80* | 0.68 0.24 to 1.91 | 0.49 0.20 to 1.17 | NA |
| Need for rehabilitation assessed (N=441) | NE | NE | 2.46 0.54 to 11.34 | 0.47 0.20 to 1.11 | 1.09 0.55 to 2.13 |
| Tripartite negotiation taken place (N=91) | NE | NE | NA | 0.40 0.21 to 0.77* | NA |
| Activities for work ability maintenance have started earlier (N=345) | NE | NE | NA | 0.36 0.19 to 0.69* | 1.74 1.06 to 2.87* |
| Activities for work ability maintenance recommended now (N=391) | NE | NA | NA | 0.26 0.13 to 0.54* | 1.81 0.96 to 3.41 |
*Statistically significant OR.
NA, insufficient data; NE, not expected to be done.