Presenteeism in Athletes and the Research Potential in Japan
Tasuku Sakai,
Rei Amemiya
Abstract:Athletes who train and compete despite health problems are frequently found in competitive sports. In recent years, this phenomenon has been associated with presenteeism that has been studied mainly in occupational health. The research subject is a laborer. Recently, Meyer and Thiel (2018, pp.51-52) applied the concept of presenteeism to athletes as "sickness presenteeism," which is defined as in the sports context "as training or competing despite having a health problem." Sickness presenteeism possibly le… Show more
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