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KMID : 0358520070190040304
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Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2007 Volume.19 No. 4 p.304 ~ p.314
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The Association of Health Risks with Absenteeism and Presenteeism
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Oh Seung-Won
Jung Kee-Taig
Park Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study sought to provide evidence for the relationship between health risks and selfreported
absenteeism and presenteeism.
Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 496 employees of an electric company was conducted. Participants responded to a self-questionnaire including the assessment of 7 health risks (obesity, current smoking, problem drinking, lack of exercise, chronic disease, depressive mood, high stress) and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment - General Health Questionnaire (WPAI-GH). Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the significance of health risks on work impairment.
Results: As a result of the analysis of all the participants, problem drinking (absenteeism) and high stress (absenteeism and presenteeism) were significantly associated with work impairment. In the analysis of a sub-group, current smoking (presenteeism), lack of exercise (absenteeism), and high stress (presenteeism and absenteeism) were significantly associated with reduced productivity among the blue-collar workers. However, the analysis of the white-collar workers showed no significant relationship between health risks and work impairment.
Conclusions: This investigation suggests that employees who have more health risks will experience more absenteeism and presenteeism than employees with fewer risks, and this association is affected by employment type.
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KEYWORD
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Health risk, Absenteeism, Presenteeism, WPAI-GH
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