Presenteeism and Traffic Accident Among Taxi Drivers: A Prospective Cohort Study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traffic accidents involving professional drivers have serious societal repercussions. Unique occupational stressors and health risks exacerbate the likelihood of traffic accidents among professional drivers. This study explores the association between presenteeism-impaired work performance due to working while unwell-and traffic accident risk among professional taxi drivers in Japan.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted from June 2022 to February 2023, involving taxi drivers from a single company in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Presenteeism was assessed using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). Primary outcome involved the number of self-reported minor traffic accidents. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) of minor traffic accident occurrences was e

SUBMITTER: Okawara M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255960 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature