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- Title
Presenteeism in academic employees-- occupational and individual factors.
- Authors
Kinman, G; Wray, S
- Abstract
Background There is growing evidence that presenteeism can be damaging for individuals and organizations. It is, therefore, important to identify the prevalence of working while sick in different working environments and the factors that contribute to such behaviour. Aims To examine the prevalence of self-reported presenteeism in academic staff working in UK universities and colleges and the extent to which job demands, control, support and work engagement are risk factors. Methods Scales from the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool were used to measure job demands, control and support from managers and co-workers. Work engagement was assessed using a validated measure and the frequency of self-reported presenteeism was measured. The effects of demands, control, support and engagement on presenteeism were examined with ordinal regression analysis. Results The study sample comprised 6874 people working in academic roles in UK colleges and universities (59% female). Most respondents (88%) reported working while sick at least sometimes. The risk factors for presenteeism were job demands, control, support from managers and work engagement. Conclusions The findings of this study indicate that presenteeism is commonplace in UK colleges and universities. Some of the features of the job that might encourage employees to work while sick are highlighted, whereas engagement in work was an additional risk factor.
- Subjects
PRESENTEEISM (Labor); WORK environment; JOB involvement; OCCUPATIONAL medicine; INDUSTRIAL hygiene
- Publication
Occupational Medicine, 2018, Vol 68, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
0962-7480
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/occmed/kqx191