Introduction: Mental health of workers is an essential determinant of their work productivity and their overall health. Poor mental health contributes meaningfully to a range of chronic physical illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders. Besides, mental health distress can severely impact the ability to work, leading to increased absenteeism and/or presenteeism. Consequently, employers and businesses are negatively affected by poor mental health among their employees due to health problems. Aim of work: To investigate the association between mental health distress and work productivity in terms of absenteeism and presenteeism. Materials and Methods: One-hundred and eighty male shipyard-workers were interviewed using a predesigned questionnaire for sociodemographic characteristics, work characteristics, lifestyle behaviors, perceived health status, and chronic diseases. Mental health distress was measured using the Kessler psychological distress scale (K6), while measures of work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) were calculated according to the scoring guide of the Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ-short form). Results: The mean age of participants was 48.3 years (± 8.17). Operators Mental illnesses are universally widespread and quite expensive. It is would have a mental health issue, with a lifetime prevalence rate of around 50% (OECD, 2012 andBubonya et al., 2017). Mental illnesses among working adults are costly not only for society but also for families, health systems, individuals, and employers (Memish et al. 2017). In England, the overall economic costs of mental illnesses reported to be £105.2 billion (Centre for Mental Health, 2010), while in the United States, severe mental illness is correlated with a gross annual earnings 2008). For employers, mental health problems are amongst the top 10 health conditions that induce health-related costs .Poor mental health accounts for a substantial decline in employees' work productivity . Work productivity has two key components; absenteeism (i.e., not attending work (i.e., attending work but not being well enough to work up to normal standards) (Sanderson et al., 2003; and OECD, 2012). However, recent literature demonstrates that presenteeism accounts for the most considerable productivity loss due to mental illness (The Sainsbury Centre for Mental health, 2007). The concern and service-workers constituted 73.3% of all participants, while professionals and administrative workers represented 16.7% and 10%, respectively. Eight workers (4.4%) had high mental health distress, while 12.2% had moderate distress. The mean days moderate or high mental distress compared to low distress (p<0.001). Further, within the mean absenteeism days. Moderate and high mental distresses were associated with distress. Conclusion: Mental health distress is associated with both higher absence and presenteeism rates. Effective workplace policies for mental health promotion and case management could yield substantial increases in worker'...
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