Association of severity of premenstrual disorders with absenteeism and presenteeism among Japanese working women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) in working women are reported to be associated with absenteeism and presenteeism, but few studies have considered their severity from a broad range of manifestations and investigated its impact on absenteeism and presenteeism simultaneously within the same population consisting of various occupations. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,987 premenopausal women working across Japan using a self-administered survey that included items on absenteeism and presenteeism due to premenstrual symptoms and symptom severity. Multivariate analyses were used to examine the association between PMD severity, absenteeism (being away from work) and presenteeism (decreased work performance). Results demonstrated that PMD severity was strongly associated with both ab

SUBMITTER: Iida M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657055 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature