18(23)
There are no indications that the reform has negatively affected the
outcome of the comparison group in this study, i.e. those initiating a sick
spell in June. The effect of initiating a sick spell in June is in fact larger
compared with earlier months, at least up to 12 weeks. After that, the
effect is lower than average. There is no significant impact of having
initiated the spell in June 2008, compared with having initiated it earlier in
the same year.
0,8
0,9
1
1,1
1,2
1,3
1,4
4
8 12 16 20 24 28
Hazard ratio
Figure 6: Effects on the hazard ratio of initiating a sick spell
in 2008 compared to 2007, per month
January
Average
April
June
