Work-Related Burden of Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Disability: An Epidemiologic and Economic Perspective

Dobson, Marnie; Schnall, Peter L.; Rosskam, Ellen; Landsbergis, Paul

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24334-0_13

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“…The adaptability and empowerment provided by increased autonomy at work enabled employees with long-term health conditions and disabilities to establish personalised routines that played a pivotal role in preventing further deterioration of their health. By accommodating their needs, organisations will witness tangible benefits in terms of reduced absenteeism (Dobson et al, 2020) and decreased intent to leave (Samosh et al 2023). According to one participant:…”

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The 'Beyond Workplace Wellbeing' Framework: A New Framework for the Organisation of Work to Cultivate Wellbeing and Productivity in Workplace.

Virhia,

Blavo,

Lordan

2023

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Organisations’ attempts to improve wellbeing at work are too narrowly focussed and fail to account for the diverse and individualistic ways employees cultivate wellbeing. Moreover, a clear disconnect exists between the amount of money invested into organisational wellbeing initiatives and the ever-increasing levels of ill-being at work. The ‘Beyond Workplace Wellbeing’ Framework therefore brings together findings from a large qualitative study involving 100 semi-structured interviews across financial and professional services in the UK. We propose that employers should not intervene with wellbeing, but should instead focus more on improving psychological safety and reducing ill-being of employees that is directly attributable to their employment. We also highlight the significance of employees being given autonomy in choosing how and when they carry out responsibilities subject to satisfying operations. This autonomy allows employees to create a work structure that enables them to be both productive and enhance their own wellbeing. Findings are timely in response to Covid-19 and the re-organisation of work. They simultaneously highlight the importance of large and diverse samples in qualitative research.

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Section: Physical Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The 'Beyond Workplace Wellbeing' Framework: A New Framework for the Organisation of Work to Cultivate Wellbeing and Productivity in Workplace.

Virhia,

Blavo,

Lordan

2023

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An urgent call to address work‐related psychosocial hazards and improve worker well‐being

Schulte,

Sauter,

Pandalai

et al. 2024

American J Industrial Med

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Work‐related psychosocial hazards are on the verge of surpassing many other occupational hazards in their contribution to ill‐health, injury, disability, direct and indirect costs, and impact on business and national productivity. The risks associated with exposure to psychosocial hazards at work are compounded by the increasing background prevalence of mental health disorders in the working‐age population. The extensive and cumulative impacts of these exposures represent an alarming public health problem that merits immediate, increased attention. In this paper, we review the linkage between work‐related psychosocial hazards and adverse effects, their economic burden, and interventions to prevent and control these hazards. We identify six crucial societal actions: (1) increase awareness of this critical issue through a comprehensive public campaign; (2) increase etiologic, intervention, and implementation research; (3) initiate or augment surveillance efforts; (4) increase translation of research findings into guidance for employers and workers; (5) increase the number and diversity of professionals skilled in preventing and addressing psychosocial hazards; and (6) develop a national regulatory or consensus standard to prevent and control work‐related psychosocial hazards.

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Burden and social distribution of occupational psychosocial exposures in the United States workforce, 2022

Stephan‐Recaido,

Peckham,

Hawkins

et al. 2024

American J Industrial Med

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ObjectiveTo characterize the burden and social distribution of occupational psychosocial exposures in the United States (US).MethodsWe merged 2022 US employment and demographic data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) with occupational characteristic data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Survey, and hours worked from the CPS, to estimate the number and proportion of US workers at risk of exposure to 19 psychosocial hazards. We additionally estimated the number and proportion of US workers over‐ or underrepresented in exposure burden.ResultsOf the exposures examined, US workers were most commonly employed in occupations with high time pressure (67.5 million US workers exposed; 43.2% US workers exposed), high emotional labor (57.1 million; 36.6%), and low wages (47.8 million; 30.6%). The burden of exposures was uneven across sociodemographic strata, attributable to occupational segregation. The full data set is available online at https://deohs.washington.edu/us-exposure-burden.ConclusionsWork‐related psychosocial exposures are ubiquitous and should be considered in occupational and public health research, policy, and interventions to reduce the burden of disease and health inequities in the United States.

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Work-Related Burden of Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Disability: An Epidemiologic and Economic Perspective

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

The 'Beyond Workplace Wellbeing' Framework: A New Framework for the Organisation of Work to Cultivate Wellbeing and Productivity in Workplace.

The 'Beyond Workplace Wellbeing' Framework: A New Framework for the Organisation of Work to Cultivate Wellbeing and Productivity in Workplace.

An urgent call to address work‐related psychosocial hazards and improve worker well‐being

Burden and social distribution of occupational psychosocial exposures in the United States workforce, 2022

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