ND-0581 · 2011 · Other
Sickness absence associated with shared and open-plan offices – a national cross sectional questionnaire survey
Pejtersen, Feveile, Christensen et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2011.
doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3167 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Sick days were 36% higher in 3 to 6 person offices and 62% higher in open plan.
Design questions and applications
Count absence when costing a layout.
Field
Workplace
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card pejtersen-2011-sickness-absence) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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