Association between sickness presenteeism and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study using the 6th Korean working conditions survey.

IF 2.6 3区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Myeong-Hun Lim, Min-Seok Kim, Seong-Uk Baek, Tae-Yeon Kim, Jong-Uk Won, Jin-Ha Yoon
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Purpose: This study aimed to reveal the relationship of the days of experiencing sickness presentism and depressive symptoms among Korean workers. Sickness presenteeism which defined as the act of going to work despite being feeling unhealthy triggers various adverse effects on mental health, including increased risks of depression. Furthermore, Sickness presenteeism is a major social issue causing substantial socioeconomic costs.

Methods: The data of 25120 participants from sixth Korean Working Condition Survey was utilized in this cross-sectional study. Sickness presenteeism was defined using a self-reported questionnaire and depressive symptoms were assessed by WHO well-being index. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to calculate the odd ratios for depressive symptoms regarding the number of days experiencing sickness presenteeism. We calculated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for depressive symptoms after categorizing participants into three groups based on the duration of experiencing sickness presenteeism, using cut-off values of 3 and 5 days.

Results: Workers who have experienced sickness presenteeism for more than 5 days were at highest risk for depressive symptoms than referent group (OR 2.87; 95% CI 2.17-3.76 in male, OR 3.86; 95% CI 3.02-4.91 in female). Furthermore, there was a trend of increasing risk for depressive symptom as the duration of experiencing sickness presenteeism extended.

Conclusion: This study presents the association between experiencing sickness presenteeism in the previous 12 months and depressive symptoms. Based on the results, we provide individual and organizational strategies of reducing sickness presenteeism. Also, screening for workers who have experienced sickness presenteeism are needed to ensure good mental health.

病假与抑郁症状之间的关系:利用韩国第六次工作条件调查进行的横断面研究。
目的:本研究旨在揭示韩国工人中出现病假的天数与抑郁症状之间的关系。病假缺勤是指在感觉不健康的情况下仍然上班的行为,它会对心理健康产生各种不利影响,包括增加抑郁的风险。此外,病假缺勤还是一个重大的社会问题,会造成巨大的社会经济损失:这项横断面研究利用了韩国第六次工作条件调查中 25120 名参与者的数据。方法:这项横断面研究利用了韩国第六次工作状况调查的 25120 名参与者的数据,通过自我报告问卷对病假进行定义,并通过世界卫生组织幸福指数对抑郁症状进行评估。我们进行了多变量逻辑回归分析,以计算抑郁症状与病假天数的奇数比。我们根据病假天数将参与者分为三组,以 3 天和 5 天为临界值,计算出抑郁症状的几率比(OR)和 95% 置信区间(95% CI):与参照组相比,病假超过 5 天的工人出现抑郁症状的风险最高(男性 OR 2.87;95% CI 2.17-3.76;女性 OR 3.86;95% CI 3.02-4.91)。此外,随着病假持续时间的延长,出现抑郁症状的风险呈上升趋势:本研究介绍了过去 12 个月中因病缺勤与抑郁症状之间的关系。根据研究结果,我们提供了减少病假的个人和组织策略。此外,还需要对经历过病假的工人进行筛查,以确保其心理健康。
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International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
5.60
自引率
6.70%
发文量
127
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health publishes Editorials, Review Articles, Original Articles, and Letters to the Editor. It welcomes any manuscripts dealing with occupational or ambient environmental problems, with a special interest in research at the interface of occupational health and clinical medicine. The scope ranges from Biological Monitoring to Dermatology, from Fibers and Dust to Human Toxicology, from Nanomaterials and Ultra-fine Dust to Night- and Shift Work, from Psycho-mental Distress and Burnout to Vibrations. A complete list of topics can be found on the right-hand side under For authors and editors. In addition, all papers should be based on present-day standards and relate to: -Clinical and epidemiological studies on morbidity and mortality -Clinical epidemiological studies on the parameters relevant to the estimation of health risks -Human experimental studies on environmental health effects. Animal experiments are only acceptable if relevant to pathogenic aspects. -Methods for studying the topics mentioned above.
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