Prevalence, associated factors and reasons for sickness presenteeism: a cross-sectional nationally representative study of salaried workers in Spain, 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of sickness presenteeism (SP), its associated factors and the reasons given for SP episodes, among the overall salaried population and excluding the 'healthy' workers.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Salaried population in Spain.

Participants

Data were obtained from the third Spanish Psychosocial Risks Survey (2016), carried out between October and December 2016, n=1615.

Main outcome measures

Self-reported episodes of SP and their reasons.

Results

23.0% (95% CI 19.2 to 26.8) of the workers exhibit SP, whereas among those manifesting having had some health problem in the preceding year, the figure was 53.0% (95% CI 46.9 to 59.1). The factors associated with SP wh

SUBMITTER: Navarro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067344 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature