Smart people are less likely to take sick

As the researchers found, much less intelligent people take sick leave than workers are not burdened by intellect. This is the first scientific proof connection of the mind and the duration of hospital.

The cognitive abilities of the person at a young age have a "profound impact" on how often it will take long-term hospital   in a few decades. This finding of a study conducted by researchers from King's College London. They were observed for more than 23 thousands of people whose cognitive abilities were measured in either 1946 or 1958, or 1970, respectively.

In the group in 1946 47% of those who regularly took long afterwards hospital We showed the worst result in the cognitive tests. Among those who showed the best result for long hospital subsequently often treated only 13% of people. In the group of 1958 the share of the least intellectually developed workers accounted for 41% long-term sick, and in 1970 a group of 32%.

The study's authors believe that to reduce the number   hospital   and their duration is necessary to raise the intellectual level of the country's citizens. It turns out that not only the physical health plays a role in this matter, as the hospital, but the level of education.

In addition, the low level of intellectual development does not allow a person to develop their skills. And if he loses his job due to prolonged hospital, he had an incredibly difficult it is to find a new place. This entails additional complications. So the long-term sick leave is a set of risk factors for humans in addition to, in fact, his health.

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