Skip to main content

Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio and predictive value of the Nurse-WIS for long-term sick leave1 during follow-up

From: Nurse-work instability and incidence of sick leave – results of a prospective study of nurses aged over 40

 

% (n)

High risk according to Nurse-WIS

39.4 (628)

Long-term sick leave1

10.9 (173)

Sensitivity

64.1

Positive likelihood ratio2

1.75

Specificity

63.4

Negative likelihood ratio2

0.57

Positive predictive value (PPV)

17.0

Negative predictive value (NPV)

93.8

  1. 1Long-term sick leave > 42 days due to musculoskeletal diseases and/or psychological impairment (e.g. burn-out)
  2. 2No unit
Back to article page

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673