The results of the adaptation of the Stanford scale of presenteeism among the working population in the Russian Federation

Introduction. The health status of the population and the economic development of the country are interrelated. The economic costs of compensatory payments associated with an increase in the incidence of diseases among company employees are constantly growing. The indirect costs of employers related to the health of employees are made up of absenteeism and presenteeism of employees. Determining the prevalence of frequency and level of presenteeism and the costs associated with it requires a special approach. The aim is to present the experience of adapting the tool for measuring the level of presenteeism among employees of the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. In 2020, experts from the NMRC TPM developed a set of tools (a questionnaire for employers and a questionnaire for employees). The 5-block employee questionnaire includes a translated and adapted version of the Stanford Presenteeism Scale. This unit assesses the degree of decline in productivity due to health conditions and, accordingly, when planning health promotion programs, calculate the opportunities to reduce presenteeism and increase productivity. Results. As a result, 553 completed questionnaires were received from employees. Among the interviewed employees, there were 33.5% of men (n = 187), the average age was 39.8 10.7 years, the average age of women was 42.6 11.1 years. Mostly employees had an average level of presenteeism (n=271, 57.3%), while low and high levels were observed in 41.2% (n=196) and 1.5% (n=6), respectively. The average level of presenteeism was in 96 men (59.9%) and 175 women (55.9%). Presenteeism is most prevalent among employees aged 40 to 49 (33.2%, n=157), and least prevalent among employees over 60 (5.7%, n=27). The minimum level of presenteeism was observed among technical specialists (6.1%, n=29), as well as among managers (10.1%, n=48). Conclusions. The Stanford Presenteeism Scale is characterized by conciseness, multiplicity, ease of obtaining and interpreting the results, which ensures the reliability of its application and allows us to recommend using the SPS for real practice. This paper describes the process of adaptation of the Stanford scale of presenteeism for Russian workers, in particular, the choice of this scale for adaptation in Russia is explained.