Table 5.

Associations of coping and sickness absence

		Sickness absence
		Length >14 days		Duration >7 days		Frequency >2x
		OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Problem-solving	Active problem-focusing
	Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
	Medium	0.84	0.70–0.99	0.83	0.69–0.99	0.84	0.68–1.04
	High	0.61	0.49–0.75	0.69	0.56–0.86	0.78	0.53–0.87
	Seeking social support
	Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
	Medium	0.98	0.82–1.17	0.97	0.80–1.16	1.01	−0.80–1.26
	High	0.92	0.75–1.12	0.81	0.66–0.99	1.15	0.90–1.45
	Palliative reaction
	Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
	Medium	1.22	1.01–1.49	1.15	0.94–1.41	1.43	1.13–1.81
	High	1.33	1.11–1.59	1.19	0.99–1.43	1.40	1.12–1.74
Reactive–passive	Avoidance behaviour
	Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
	Medium	1.11	0.92–1.32	1.14	0.94–1.37	1.22	0.98–1.51
	High	1.35	1.10–1.65	1.32	1.07–1.63	1.39	1.09–1.67
	Expression of emotions
	Low	1.00		1.00		1.00
	Medium	1.05	0.87–1.28	1.21	0.99–1.48	0.91	0.72–1.14
	High	1.19	0.95–1.50	1.13	0.89–1.44	1.29	0.99–1.69

Summary table 5
		Sickness absence
		Length	Duration	Frequency
Problem-solving	Active problem-focusing	X	X	X
	Seeking social support	–	X	–
	Palliative reaction	X	–	X
Reactive–passive	Avoidance behaviour	X	X	X
	Expression of emotions	–	–	–