The ORs with a 95% CI and p values of the activity of employees and occupational healthcare compared with supervisors (employers) in initiating a health check-up (HCU) in different situations of work ability/disability; preventive care; problems with work ability; and illness in 15 occupational healthcare units in Finland during 2013–2018
| Reasons to HCU* | Employee’s initiative | Initiative of occupational healthcare | ||
| OR 95% CI | P value | OR 95% CI | P value | |
| Preventive aspects reason for HCU (N=696) | ||||
| Self-assessed good or satisfactory work ability (N=696) | 1.13 0.75 to 1.71 | 0.562 | 0.93 0.64 to 1.36 | 0.718 |
| Early support (N=250) | 2.37 1.04 to 5.40 | 0.040† | 1.44 0.64 to 3.20 | 0.378 |
| Problem with work ability reason for HCU (N=495) | ||||
| Sick leave of 60 days (N=39) | 1.14 0.36 to 3.57 | 0.827 | 1.85 0.65 to 5.24 | 0.246 |
| Sick leave of 90 days (N=55) | 1.79 0.52 to 6.10 | 0.355 | 5.97 2.02 to 17.67 | 0.001† |
| Sick leave of more than 90 days (N=120) | 1.59 0.62 to 4.08 | 0.334 | 3.51 1.47 to 8.38 | 0.005† |
| Permanently reduced work ability (N=281) | 2.31 0.96 to 5.52 | 0.061 | 6.36 2.81 to 14.43 | <0.001† |
| Illness behind work ability problem (N=926) | ||||
| Work disability due to alcohol use disorder (N=41) | 0.10 0.03 to 0.29 | <0.001† | 0.23 0.12 to 0.46 | <0.001† |
| Work disability due to mental disorder (N=297) | 0.97 0.64 to 1.47 | 0.896 | 0.52 0.35 to 0.76 | 0.001† |
| Work disability due to musculoskeletal disorder (N=588) | 0.72 0.47 to 1.11 | 0.132 | 1.58 1.05 to 2.37 | 0.028† |
Comparisons are made to patients with sick leave of 30 days (N=41).
*Multiple reasons were possible.
†Statistically significant OR.