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. 2007 May;57(3):191-3.
doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqm001. Epub 2007 Feb 22.

Ill-health retirement of schoolteachers in the Republic of Ireland

Mary Maguire  1 , Tom O'Connell
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Ill-health retirement of schoolteachers in the Republic of Ireland

Mary Maguire et al. Occup Med (Lond). 2007 May.

Abstract

Background: To investigate the epidemiological profile and medical causes of ill-health retirement (IHR) of teachers in the Republic of Ireland.

Methods: Medical file review of teacher IHR in Irish primary and secondary schools, between 2002 and 2005 inclusive.

Results: In all, 466 employees were granted IHR between 2002 and 2005. The rate of IHR was 2.7/1000 teachers per annum, with an average age at IHR of 52 years. The most common reasons for IHR were mental disorders (46%), cancer (19%), circulatory (14%) and musculoskeletal disorders (10%).

Conclusions: The rate of IHR among Irish teachers is similar to that of other occupational groups, with psychiatric conditions, cancer and circulatory diseases as the principal causes.

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