Labour market attachment before and after hospitalisation for sepsis: a Danish cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Most working-age patients with sepsis were outside the workforce. Working before sepsis was the strongest predictor of RTW. While educational level influenced whether patients were part of the workforce, it was not associated with RTW among those working. No ICU admission was associated with RTW.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged 20–63 years with incident community-acquired sepsis admitted to hospital in the Region of Southern Denmark, 1 January 2016 to 20 March 2018
- Participants
- 1,610 patients
- Exposure
- Workforce vs Working
- Workforcen = 651
- Workingn = 488
- Outcome
- RTW among the workforce and those working
- Follow-up
- 12, 52, 104, and 156 weeks
Methodological detailsRegion of Southern Denmark, cause-specific hazards
- Region of Southern Denmark
- Cause-specific hazards
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
RTW, workforce (excluding those censored)
Return to work (RTW) after 12 weeks
69.0%
RTW after 52 weeks
81.6%
RTW after 104 weeks
87.5%
RTW after 156 weeks
90.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with RTW among the workforce
| HR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Younger age (20-39 years) | 1.33 (1.05–1.68) | |
| No ICU admission | 2.64 (1.81–3.86) | |
| Lactate < 4 mmol/L | 2.19 (1.13–4.24) | |
| Single organ failure | 2.33 (1.16–4.69) | |
| 0.20.5125Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission and educational level vs RTW
- ICU admission had impact on RTW in both the workforce and those working; educational level unrelated to RTW among those working
Original publication
Labour market attachment before and after hospitalisation for sepsis: a Danish cohort study. Crit Care. Published 19 May 2025. doi:10.
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