Database: NIJZ Sick Leave (Slovenia)

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje.

Primary purpose: To monitor and analyze the causes and other characteristics of temporary absenteeism.

Type of information: Data dictionary was not found. More metadata information [1].

Available type of information: Indicators of the patient population; Year; Gender; Age; Disease groups; Reason for withholding patient population; Economic activities; Health regions and statistical regions.

Source of Information: Public and private healthcare providers at the primary level (outpatient clinics of selected - personal physicians) report to the regional units of the NIJZ.

Data level: Patient level.

Available data level: National level.

Number of Records: Unknown.

Date Range: 1983 onwards.

Available date range: 2000 onwards.

Cancer Areas of Interest: Neoplasms (C00-D48).

Data access: Partially publicly available [2] under "Health status of the population" > "Sick Leave". Instructions to request data for restricted content [3].

Contact information: Information [4].