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Dresden (dpa / sn) - Days lost by employees due to mental illnesses rose to a record high in the first year of the 2020 corona pandemic in Saxony.
The DAK-Gesundheit found 278 days of absence per 100 employed insured persons; the national average was significantly fewer with around 265 days of absence.
The health insurance company announced on request on Tuesday that the average duration of 34 days per case of illness was a record.
Women have twice as many days off as men.
The most common individual diagnoses were depression and adjustment disorders.
Behind this is the reaction to a stressful event.
It was said that there are very different values in individual sectors of the economy.
"The logistics industry (plus 76 percent) and the health sector (plus 29 percent) were among the areas with the most significant increases in the number of days absent in depression and the like," said the fund.
In a long-term comparison with 2010, absenteeism due to mental illness in Saxony would have increased by 72 percent, while the total absenteeism increased by only ten percent in the same period.
For the analysis, data from almost 54,000 Saxon DAK insured persons were evaluated.
“The current analysis makes the pressures of the pandemic clear.
A look at the individual industries shows how differently the pressure is distributed, ”said Christine Enenkel, head of the DAK state representative in Saxony.
The health care system is stretched to the limit - the staff suffer as a result.
The situation is similar for employees in the transport, warehouse and courier services sectors.
On the other hand, mentally-related absenteeism in the IT industry, at banks and insurance companies as well as in administration has decreased: "It is possible that working from home has had a positive effect here, among other things."
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