Poor Health but Not Absent

Robertson, Ivan; Leach, Daniel; Doerner, Nadin; Smeed, Matthew

doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e31825dff4b

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“…To our knowledge, there are no previously reported or observed differences between genders in productivity losses due to psoriasis. Studies on other diseases have estimated that presenteeism is more common for women [ 25 , 26 ] and there are mixed results for absenteeism [ 25 , 27 ]. The differences between genders in psoriasis patients may be explained by different attitudes towards visible lesions or other cosmetic hindrance.…”

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How much of the productivity losses among psoriasis patients are due to psoriasis

Mustonen

Mattila

Leino

et al. 2015

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundIn previous studies, productivity losses have been measured specifically due to psoriasis or generally due to health problems in psoriasis patients. There is no information on the proportion of health related productivity losses that are due to psoriasis.The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of productivity losses due to psoriasis and due to other medical problems among employed psoriasis patients.MethodsPatients visiting a tertiary level dermatological clinic during a one-year period due to psoriasis or psoriasis arthritis, who were employed, were selected to the study. A questionnaire was used to assess productivity losses during the previous month.ResultsPsoriasis accounted for 38% of the total lost productivity costs. One fifth of patients had been on sick leave (absenteeism) due to psoriasis and a third of patients worked despite being sick with psoriasis (presenteeism). Men had higher costs of presenteeism, but the costs of absenteeism due to psoriasis were lower for men than for women.ConclusionsProductivity losses should be assessed disease specifically to avoid overestimations of the role of the disease on indirect costs. Our study shows that about a third of the lost productivity costs are due to psoriasis.

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How much of the productivity losses among psoriasis patients are due to psoriasis

Mustonen

Mattila

Leino

et al. 2015

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…[38] 4.4 Personal reasons This study has replicated earlier findings on the role of internal attendance standards influencing the likelihood of presen-teeism. [39] Participants also reported the "general" disposition of some people to attend work when unwell. This may indicate that dispositional character traits may play a role in encouraging presenteeism behaviours.…”

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Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: A qualitative study

Fiorini

Griffiths

Houdmont

2018

JHA

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Objective: To explore the perceived causes of presenteeism in nurses on geriatric wards.Background: Presenteeism, defined as working when unwell, is associated with lost productivity and increased absenteeism. It is more commonly reported by employees in the healthcare sector than other sectors.Methods: An exploratory, qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, thematically analysed. Data collected via 18 recorded interviews with nurses working with patients on geriatric medical wards in Malta.Results: Four major themes emerged that related to nurses’ decisions to engage in presenteeism: illness perceptions, which included participants’ views and experiences of their own health complaints; attitudes to their employing organisation, co-workers and patients; organisational aspects such as culture and administrative arrangements; and personal reasons including illness behaviour preference and personal circumstances.Conclusions: Nurses’ decisions to attend work when unwell were reported as dependent upon four themes. Further studies are warranted to determine if findings are applicable to nurse populations other than those represented in this study.Implications: Workplace health promotion initiatives should target nurses’ management of their own health, particularly if they have chronic illnesses. Workplace policies and arrangements should be examined with a view to controlling presenteeism.

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“…Every year, a significant proportion of employees in various occupational groups (Dew et al 2005 ) come to work despite illness (Hansen and Andersen 2008 ). The prevalence of this problem has been reported to be 30–73 % (Hansen and Andersen 2008 ; Aronsson et al 2000 ; Aronsson and Gustafsson 2005 ; Robertson et al 2012 ). In another study, about one-fifth of the employees reported health-related problems in the past 7 days (Karlsson et al 2013 ), with a majority reporting that these problems affected their ability to perform at work.…”

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Production loss among employees perceiving work environment problems

Lohela-Karlsson

Hagberg

Bergström

2014

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objectives The overall aim of this explorative study was to investigate the relationship between factors in the psychosocial work environment and work environment-related production loss.MethodsEmployees at a Swedish university were invited to answer a workplace questionnaire and were selected for this study if they reported having experienced work environment-related problems in the past 7 days (n = 302). A stepwise logistic regression and a modified Poisson regression were used to identify psychosocial work factors associated with work environment-related production loss as well as to identify at what level those factors are associated with production loss.ResultsEmployees who reported having experienced work environment problems but also fair leadership, good social climate, role clarity and control of decision had significantly lower levels of production loss, whereas employees who reported inequality and high decision demands reported significantly higher levels of production loss. Never or seldom experiencing fair leadership, role clarity, equality, decision demands and good social climate increase the risk of production loss due to work environment problems, compared to those who experience these circumstances frequently, always or most of the time.ConclusionsSeveral psychosocial work factors are identified as factors associated with a reduced risk of production losses among employees despite the nature of the work environment problem. Knowledge of these factors may be important not only to reduce employee ill-health and the corresponding health-related production loss, but also reduce immediate production loss due to work environment-related problems.

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Poor Health but Not Absent

Abstract: Psychosocial workplace factors are predictive of presenteeism, and efforts to control them, including the use of more effective management, may impact presenteeism rates and the resulting levels of productivity.

Cited by 44 publications

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How much of the productivity losses among psoriasis patients are due to psoriasis

How much of the productivity losses among psoriasis patients are due to psoriasis

Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: A qualitative study

Production loss among employees perceiving work environment problems

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