"Sick Leave" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)
| Descriptor ID |
D018582
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.824.417.700.662 N04.452.677.800.662
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| Concept/Terms |
Disability Leave- Disability Leave
- Disability Leaves
- Leave, Disability
- Leaves, Disability
Sick Days- Sick Days
- Day, Sick
- Days, Sick
- Sick Day
- Illness Days
- Day, Illness
- Days, Illness
- Illness Day
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sick Leave" by people in Profiles.
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Impacts of mild and severe COVID-19 on sick leave. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 11 10; 50(5):1745-1747.
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Practical strategies and the need for psychological support: recommendations from nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Health Organ Manag. 2021 Aug 31; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print).
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Risks of COVID-19 by occupation in NHS workers in England. Occup Environ Med. 2022 03; 79(3):176-183.
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Olive Garden's Expansion Of Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Reduced The Share Of Employees Working While Sick. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 08; 40(8):1328-1336.
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US Sick Leave In Global Context: US Eligibility Rules Widen Inequalities Despite Readily Available Solutions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 09; 40(9):1501-1509.
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Awareness and use of (emergency) sick leave: US employees' unaddressed sick leave needs in a global pandemic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 07 20; 118(29).
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Prevalence of, and factors associated with, long-term COVID-19 sick leave in working-age patients followed in general practices in Germany. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Aug; 109:203-208.
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High Amounts of SARS-CoV-2 Precede Sickness Among Asymptomatic Health Care Workers. J Infect Dis. 2021 07 02; 224(1):14-20.
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Paid sick leave benefits among essential frontline workers serving people experiencing homelessness in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health. 2021 Jun; 195:142-144.
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Patterns and predictors of sick leave after Covid-19 and long Covid in a national Swedish cohort. BMC Public Health. 2021 05 31; 21(1):1023.