Blar i Brage på forfatter "Merkus, Suzanne"
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An initiative for a more inclusive working life and its effect on return-to-work after sickness absence: a multistate longitudinal cohort study
Hoff, Rune; Maltzahn, Niklas; Hasting, Rachel Louise; Merkus, Suzanne; Undem, Karina; Kristensen, Petter; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Gran, Jon Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To reduce sickness absence (SA) and increase work participation, the tripartite Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life (IA) was established in Norway in 2001. IA companies have had access to several measures ... -
Associations of objectively measured total duration and maximum bout length of standing at work with lower-extremity pain intensity. A 2-year follow-up of construction and healthcare workers
Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Merkus, Suzanne; Koch, Markus; Knardahl, Stein; Wærsted, Morten; Veiersted, Kaj Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Musculoskeletal disorders are among the major reasons for years lived with disability. Approximately one third of the European working population report lower-extremity discomfort and many attribute these ... -
Gender and educational differences in work participation and working years lost in Norway
Merkus, Suzanne; Hoff, Rune; Hasting, Rachel Louise; Undem, Karina; Robroek, Suzan J.W.; Gran, Jon Michael; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives This study aimed to quantify the duration of work participation and reasons for working years lost, according to gender and educational attainment, among a Norwegian population. Methods Register data on labor ... -
Gender Differences in Associations between Biomechanical and Psychosocial Work Exposures and Age of Withdrawal from Paid Employment among Older Workers
Undem, Karina; Leinonen, Taina; Kristensen, Petter; Merkus, Suzanne; Hasting, Rachel Louise; Gran, Jon Michael; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Impact of the Norwegian Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life on diagnosis-specific sickness absence in young adults: a difference-in-difference analysis
Hasting, Rachel Louise; Merkus, Suzanne; Hanvold, Therese Nordberg; Kristensen, Petter; Gran, Jon Michael; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The Norwegian Agreement for a More Inclusive Working Life (the IA Agreement) aims to reduce sickness absence (SA) and increase work participation. Potential impacts of the IA Agreement have not been thoroughly ... -
Physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain of older employees in construction and healthcare
Merkus, Suzanne; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Koch, Markus; Wærsted, Morten; Knardahl, Stein; Veiersted, Kaj Bo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018) -
The effects of a national, voluntary agreement for a more inclusive working life on work participation following long-term sickness absence: a Norwegian cohort study
Hasting, Rachel Louise; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Undem, Karina; Robroek, Suzan J. W; Burdorf, Alex; Gran, Jon Michael; Merkus, Suzanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives This study aimed to estimate the average individual effect of the company-level Norwegian Agreement on a More Inclusive Working Life (IA Agreement) on individuals’ (i) sustained return to work after a sickness ... -
Work participation in young Norwegians: a 19-year follow up in a registry-based life-course cohort.
Kristensen, Petter; Hanvold, Therese Nordberg; Hasting, Rachel Louise; Merkus, Suzanne; Hoff, Rune; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)