Sickness absence and sickness presence in relation to office type: An observational study of employer-recorded and self-reported data from Sweden.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Previous research suggesting that open-plan office environments are associated with higher rates of sickness absence rely on self-reports which can be affected by recall bias. This paper investigates the associations of sickness absence, obtained from employer records as well as self-reports, with office type (cell offices and different sizes of open-plan offices). It additionally studies whether office type is associated with sickness presence. METHODS:Employees from two private and one public sector organization were recruited to the study. Office type was ascertained by direct observation or from employee responses to an online survey. Control variables were gender, age, public/private sector and education level. Number of days and episodes of sickness absence were calculated

SUBMITTER: Platts LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190108 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature