A Cross-Sectional Study of Psychosocial Factors and Sickness Presenteeism in Japanese Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Masuda, Masashi; Ishimaru, Tomohiro; Hino, Ayako; Ando, Hajime; Tateishi, Seiichiro; Nagata, Tomohisa; Tsuji, Mayumi; Matsuda, Shinya; Fujino, Yoshihisa

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“…Our findings align with Tilchin and colleagues’ (2021) findings that perceived food insecurity was associated with a three-fold increase in intention to work sick among U.S. employees. They also align with other studies which highlight connections between presenteeism and financial instability during COVID-19 [ 70 ]. The paradox of food workers experiencing food insecurity while feeding the nation has been previously acknowledged in literature on farmworkers [ 71 ], and we re-emphasize its inherent inequity here.…”

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Exploring U.S. Food System Workers’ Intentions to Work While Ill during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

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With “stay at home” orders in effect during early COVID-19, many United States (U.S.) food system workers attended in-person work to maintain national food supply chain operations. Anecdotally, many encountered barriers to staying home despite symptomatic COVID-19 illness. We conducted a national, cross-sectional, online survey between 31 July and 2 October 2020 among 2535 respondents. Using multivariable regression and free-text analyses, we investigated factors associated with workers’ intentions to attend work while ill (i.e., presenteeism intentions) during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, 8.8% of respondents intended to attend work with COVID-19 disease symptoms. Almost half (41.1%) reported low or very low household food security. Workers reporting a higher workplace safety climate score were half as likely to report presenteeism intentions (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.37, 0.75) relative to those reporting lower scores. Workers reporting low (aOR 2.06, 95% CI 1.35, 3.13) or very low (aOR 2.31, 95% CI 1.50, 3.13) household food security levels had twice the odds of reporting presenteeism intentions relative to those reporting high/marginal food security. Workplace culture and safety climate could enable employees to feel like they can take leave when sick during a pandemic, which is critical to maintaining individual and workplace health. We stress the need for strategies which address vulnerabilities and empower food workers to make health-protective decisions.

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Exploring U.S. Food System Workers’ Intentions to Work While Ill during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

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“…In recent years, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on presenteeism has become a major issue; some previous studies have reported that the COVID-19 pandemic may have increased presenteeism [ 31 – 34 ]. Telecommuting not only blurs the distinction between work and personal life but also makes it harder for managers to monitor the health of their employees.…”

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Investigation of presenteeism, physical function, and exercise habits in workers with CKD: three case reports with literature review

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Management of presenteeism in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is essential for disease management, ensuring the workforce’s availability, and reducing health-related costs. The purpose of this case study was to investigate presenteeism, physical function, and exercise habits in three working patients with CKD and discuss their effects. Case 1 was a 71-year-old male security guard; Case 2 was a 72-year-old male agricultural worker; and Case 3 was an 83-year-old male civil engineering employee. Presenteeism was measured using the work functioning impairment scale (WFun), and physical function was measured using grip strength, skeletal muscle mass index, 10 m walk test, short physical performance battery, and exercise habits. The WFun assessment showed that only Case 3 had moderate presenteeism, and the barrier to employment was fatigue. Each value of physical function was higher than the reference value, but Case 3 had the lowest physical function values. All three patients had no exercise habits and were in the interest stage of behavior change. This case report indicates the existence of workers with CKD who need care for presenteeism, even if they have no problems with physical function or activities of daily living. To ensure work productivity in workers with CKD, clinicians may need to evaluate presenteeism, physical function, and exercise habits in addition to popular treatment and care.

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“… 20 , 21 These events have further increased presenteeism among workers, especially those in precarious socioeconomic situations, who are more likely to experience presenteeism. 22 , 23 , 24 Workers with presenteeism may be at high risk of poverty, as they are more likely to experience a decline in income due to reduced working hours, changes to less demanding tasks, and transitions to more precarious forms of employment. However, while there have been reports of an association between presenteeism and long‐term absence from work and early retirement, 21 to our knowledge, there are no reports of an association between presenteeism and poverty, either relative or absolute.…”

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A prospective cohort study of presenteeism and poverty among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fujino

Okawara

Igarashi

et al. 2022

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives This study examined the association of presenteeism with experiences of poverty among Japanese workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods A prospective cohort study of Japanese workers was conducted using an Internet monitoring survey. The baseline survey was conducted in December 2020, and a follow‐up survey in December 2021. Of the 27 036 workers who participated, 18 560 (68.7%) completed the follow‐up survey. The 11 081 who reported that they were not in financial difficulty in the baseline survey were included in the analysis. The degree of work functioning impairment was assessed at baseline using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). Households' experience of not being able to pay for food and clothing was identified in the follow‐up survey. The odds ratios (ORs) of presenteeism determined by WFun associated with poverty were estimated using a multilevel logistic model. The multivariate model included age, sex, marital status, job type, income, education, smoking, alcohol consumption, number of employees in the workplace, and the incidence rate of COVID‐19 by prefecture at baseline. Results In the multivariate model, the odds ratio of experiencing food insecurity increased with high WFun score: compared with WFun scores of 13 or less, the OR was 1.87 (95% CI: 1.43–2.43, P < .001) for WFun scores of 14 or more and 3.26 (95% CI: 2.58–4.12, P < .001) for WFun scores of 21 or more. Conclusions In addition to labor productivity, the adverse effects of presenteeism on social security‐related concerns such as poverty require further attention.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Psychosocial Factors and Sickness Presenteeism in Japanese Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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References 45 publications

Exploring U.S. Food System Workers’ Intentions to Work While Ill during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

Exploring U.S. Food System Workers’ Intentions to Work While Ill during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

Investigation of presenteeism, physical function, and exercise habits in workers with CKD: three case reports with literature review

A prospective cohort study of presenteeism and poverty among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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