Factors related to presenteeism among employees of the private sector

Abstract

The objective was to explore the relationship between person-based variables and work-related variables of presenteeism in four different private sector workplaces. Employees (N=413) filled in a questionnaire related to demographic and socio-economic characteristics, social networks, work-related factors, lifestyle factors and state of health. Presenteeism was assessed using the Stanford Presenteeism Scale 6 (SPS-6). The majority of respondents were male (77.2%), and mean age was 34.7±8.1 years. The prevalence of chronic conditions was 15.9%. The mean score for the SPS-6 was 19.9 (SD, 3.3). The female score was higher than the male score on the SPS-6 in this study. Total score was higher among workers who reported working at high speed. SPS-6 score was higher among individuals with a chronic health problem. Understanding of the workplace and personal factors related to presenteeism may support the health and well-being of workers.

Keywords:

• presenteeism
• workers
• Stanford Presenteeism Scale 6
• occupational health

Acknowledgements

This manuscript has not been published or submitted for publication to any other journal or book. This paper was presented at the International HELIX Conference 2013, Linköping, Sweden

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.