Examining changes in presenteeism and clinical symptoms in a workforce mental health benefits program

IF 1.5 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health Pub Date : 2022-07-08 DOI:10.1080/15555240.2022.2097087

Joseph R. Grasso, S. Chen, Renee A. Schneider

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Abstract

Abstract This study analyzed retrospective data from clients who utilized a workforce mental health benefit (WMHB) to understand how changes in anxiety and depression symptoms may predict changes in presenteeism (n = 704). Results indicated that presenteeism improved during WMHB care episodes and the effect varied based on the diagnostic symptom category and degree of symptom improvement. Analyses of mutually exclusive client groups showed that the reduction between the baseline and the follow-up presenteeism score (WLQ-8) ranged from 27% for clients with clinical symptom severity at baseline on measures of both anxiety and depressive symptoms (n = 225) to 15% for clients who showed subclinical symptoms at baseline on measures of both anxiety and depression (n = 300). For clients with clinical levels of anxiety (n = 129) or depressive symptoms (n = 50) at baseline, significant reduction of presenteeism occurred when both reliable improvement and recovery was achieved on a respective measure of clinical symptoms. Findings suggest WMHBs can mitigate presenteeism by alleviating mental health symptoms but clients with certain symptom profiles may require greater symptom improvement to yield significant reduction of presenteeism.

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检查劳动力心理健康福利计划中出勤率和临床症状的变化

本研究分析了利用职场心理健康福利(WMHB)的客户的回顾性数据，以了解焦虑和抑郁症状的变化如何预测出勤率的变化(n = 704)。结果表明，在WMHB护理期间，出勤率有所改善，其效果因诊断症状类别和症状改善程度而异。相互排斥的客户组分析显示，基线和随访出勤评分(WLQ-8)之间的下降幅度从基线时焦虑和抑郁症状均有临床症状严重程度的客户(n = 225)的27%到基线时焦虑和抑郁均有亚临床症状的客户(n = 300)的15%不等。对于在基线时具有临床焦虑水平(n = 129)或抑郁症状(n = 50)的客户，当在各自的临床症状测量上实现可靠的改善和恢复时，出勤率显著降低。研究结果表明，WMHBs可以通过减轻心理健康症状来减轻出勤，但具有某些症状特征的客户可能需要更大的症状改善才能显著减少出勤。

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Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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2.40

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, retitled from Employee Assistance Quarterly to better reflect its expanded focus, presents innovative research, applied theory, and practical information to keep workplace human service administrators, counselors, and consultants up to date on the latest developments in the field. This refereed journal is an essential guide to best practice and research issues faced by EAP professionals who deal with work-related and personal issues including workplace and family wellness, employee benefits, and organizational development.