STODS: the Swedish Twin project Of Disability pension and Sickness absence

This study is part of the collection REWHARD - RElations, Work and Health across the life-course - A Research Data infrastructure

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Pia Svedberg - Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Jurgita Narusyte - Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Description:

STODS was started in 2008, aiming to investigate risk factors and consequences of sickness absence and disability pensions. Special focus is on musculoskeletal and mental diagnoses, which accounts for approximately 70% of all sickness absence. By combining twin methodology and sickness insurance research methods, a unique possibility is given to adjust for and examine genetic and environmental factors of importance for sickness absence and disability pension.

Several studies have been conducted, others are in progress. The project are collaborating with researchers in Helsinki and Olso where similar work on disability pension is carried out. A network including also Denmark and Norway was established during 2012 (NorTwinDiSA), focusing on sickness absence research using Nordic twin settings.

Subject area:

HEALTH (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

mental health, Mental Disorders, Risk Factors, Workload, Environment, Environmental Exposure, Sick Leave, Morbidity, Stress, Psychological, Heredity, working conditions, national register, Twins, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, REWHARD, muskuloskeletal system, disability pension, mental diagnoses

Principal organisation:

Karolinska Institutet

Accessibility status:

Access to data through an external actor
Access to data is restricted

Homepage:

The study homepage

Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Pia Svedberg - Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Jurgita Narusyte - Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Identifiers:

SND-ID: EXT 0214

Purpose:

The overall objective of the STODS (Swedish Twin project of Disability pension and Sickness absence) is to investigate the importance of genetic and environmental/psychosocial factors for sickness absence and for disability pension in a nationwide, population-based twin sample.

Description:

STODS was started in 2008, aiming to investigate risk factors and consequences of sickness absence and disability pensions. Special focus is on musculoskeletal and mental diagnoses, which accounts for approximately 70% of all sickness absence. By combining twin methodology and sickness insurance research methods, a unique possibility is given to adjust for and examine genetic and environmental factors of importance for sickness absence and disability pension.

Several studies have been conducted, others are in progress. The project are collaborating with researchers in Helsinki and Olso where similar work on disability pension is carried out. A network including also Denmark and Norway was established during 2012 (NorTwinDiSA), focusing on sickness absence research using Nordic twin settings.

Time period(s) investigated:

2008 — ongoing

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Twins born in Sweden 1925-1990

Time Method:

Data contains personal data:

Yes

Subject area:

HEALTH (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

mental health, Mental Disorders, Risk Factors, Workload, Environment, Environmental Exposure, Sick Leave, Morbidity, Stress, Psychological, Heredity, working conditions, national register, Twins, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, REWHARD, muskuloskeletal system, disability pension, mental diagnoses

Contact person for questions about the data:

Pia Svedberg

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Publications

Link to publication list:

⇗ The study homepage with list of publications

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