Presenteeism in college students: reliability and validity of the Presenteeism Scale for Students

Matsushita, Mitsunori; Adachi, Hiroyoshi; Arakida, Mikako; Namura, Ikuro; Takahashi, Yuko; Miyata, Masakazu; Kumano-go, Takayuki; Yamamura, Shingo; Shigedo, Yoshihisa; Suganuma, Nakamori; Mikami, Akira; Moriyama, Toshiki; Sugita, Yoshiro

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“…Despite the high self-reported health status however, 80% of participants had experienced at least one health condition over the previous 6 months and many reported a substantial decline in their health since commencing university. Health conditions reported were also similar to those found in other research, with a high incidence of allergies, asthma, respiratory infection and persistent or serious headaches [25,65]. …”

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“…Health conditions which had negatively impacted on their academic performance included: stress (29.0%); sleep difficulties (20.6%); anxiety (20.2%); and upper respiratory tract infections (15.6%). Another recent study found that almost 60% of university students had experienced a health problem in the past month, ranging from allergies and asthma, to severe headaches and insomnia [25]. …”

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Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students

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BackgroundUniversity students are often perceived to have a privileged position in society and considered immune to ill-health and disability. There is growing evidence that a sizeable proportion experience poor physical health, and that the prevalence of psychological disorders is higher in university students than their community peers. This study examined the physical and mental health issues for first year Australian rural university students and their perception of access to available health and support services.MethodsCross-sectional study design using an online survey form based on the Adolescent Screening Questionnaire modeled on the internationally recognised HEADSS survey tool. The target audience was all first-year undergraduate students enrolled in an on-campus degree program. The response rate was 41% comprising 355 students (244 females, 111 males). Data was analysed using standard statistical techniques including descriptive and inferential statistics; and thematic analysis of the open-ended responses.ResultsThe mean age of the respondents was 20.2 years (SD 4.8). The majority of the students lived in on-campus residential college style accommodation, and a third combined part-time paid work with full-time study. Most students reported being in good physical health. However, on average two health conditions were reported over the past six months, with the most common being fatigue (56%), frequent headaches (26%) and allergies (24%). Mental health problems included anxiety (25%), coping difficulties (19.7%) and diagnosed depression (8%). Most respondents reported adequate access to medical doctors and support services for themselves (82%) and friends (78%). However the qualitative comments highlighted concerns about stigma, privacy and anonymity in seeking counselling.ConclusionsThe present study adds to the limited literature of physical and mental health issues as well as barriers to service utilization by rural university students. It provides useful baseline data for the development of customised support programs at rural campuses. Future research using a longitudinal research design and multi-site studies are recommended to facilitate a deeper understanding of health issues affecting rural university students.

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“…Las investigaciones antes mencionadas se basan en estudios realizados en el sector laboral; sin embargo, existen investigaciones que han analizado como se manifiesta el presentismo en los estudiantes (Matsushita et al, 2011;Ferrito, 2016). Son escasas las investigaciones que han conceptualizado el presentismo académico.…”

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Ausentismo, presentismo y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de universidades peruanas

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<p>El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar el efecto del ausentismo y presentismo sobre el rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de pregrado de las Escuelas de Negocios e Ingenierías en las Universidades Peruanas. El estudio se sustenta en una encuesta de autoreporte a 8,203 estudiantes de las escuelas de negocios e ingenierías de las universidades peruanas. Se emplearon escalas para analizar el ausentismo, presentismo y rendimiento académico que mostraron adecuadas propiedades psicométricas. Los resultados evidenciaron que el presentismo tiene un mayor impacto sobre el rendimiento académico disminuido de los estudiantes (β = 0.628) en comparación al ausentismo (β = 0.101). El ausentismo tiene un mayor efecto sobre los cursos y ciclos desaprobados (β = 0.163) y el presentismo sobre la evolución del rendimiento académico (β = -0.145). Finalmente, mediante un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales se demuestra la estructura causal de la disminución del rendimiento académico a partir del ausentismo y presentismo.</p>

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“…It is thought that the proportion of university students who attend class even though they have identified health problems is not negligible [8]. In fact, we found that approximately 60% of university students had experienced some health problems that contributed to weakened academic performance, and proposed this condition as "presenteeism in students" [9] [10]. Good health care in adolescence might be crucial to decreasing the risk of absenteeism and further morbidity because many lifestyle-related health problems are formed at this phase and persist later in life [11].…”

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“…Eight university students who visited the health care center for a consultation about mental health problems were enrolled in the study, and an additional 14 student volunteers were enrolled through a lecture about mental health. Of these 22 participants, 11 who had some kind of psychological problems such as depression, anxiety or emotional disorder were evaluated by the Presenteeism Scale for Students (PSS) and allocated to the "Presenteeism group" [9]. The other 11 students had no health problems and were designated as the "Control group".…”

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Investigation of Prefrontal Cortex Activity in University Students with Presenteeism: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Study

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Presenteeism refers to impaired performance attributed to attending work with health problems. There has been no study examining the state of presenteeism with objective measures. We compared cerebral hemodynamic changes, measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), during neuropsychological tests conducted by university students with presenteeism and healthy controls. Twenty-two university students participated in the study; 11 of them with impaired performance caused by mental health problem were allocated to the presenteeism group and 11 without health problems to the control group. Presenteeism was assessed by the Presenteeism Scale for Students. To evoke hemodynamics changes, the participants completed a Word Fluency Test (WFT) and a Trail Making Test (TMT). The NIRS probes were located over the bilateral prefrontal area. Students with presenteeism had significantly higher incidences of depression than controls. However, there was no significant difference in behavioral performance examinations between the two groups. With regard to hemodynamics changes, the repeated measures analysis of covariance of the NIRS signals revealed significant interactions between group and task activation. Although we observed a significant increase in oxygenated hemoglobin concentration during the WFT among controls (simple main effect; left channel, F(1, 19) = 27.34, P < 0.001; right channel, F(1, 19) = 22.05, P < 0.001), no changes were found in students with presenteeism during either the WFT (simple main effect; left channel, F(1, 19) = 0.12, P < 0.732; right channel, F(1, 19) = 0.08, P < 0.778) or TMT tasks (left channel, t = −0.94, P with Bonferroni correction = 0.745; right channel, t = −2.19, P with Bonferroni correction < 0.113). This is the first study to reveal differences in activity in the cerebral cortex associated with presenteeism. The fact that students with presenteeism have prefrontal dysfunction might reinforce the concept of presenteeism.

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Presenteeism in college students: reliability and validity of the Presenteeism Scale for Students

Abstract: These findings suggest that the PSS can be expected to be useful for assessment of students with presenteeism. Furthermore, we found that the majority of students have some health problems, and proposed that the issue of presenteeism on campus should be addressed.

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Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students

Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students

Ausentismo, presentismo y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de universidades peruanas

Investigation of Prefrontal Cortex Activity in University Students with Presenteeism: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Study

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