Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? The WIRUS-Screening Study.

Tore Bonsaksen,Randi Wågø Aas,Morten Hesse,Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen,Jens Christoffer Skogen

doi:10.3390/ijerph18116169

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116169

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Abstract

Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. A cross sectional study of Norwegian employees (n = 6620) was conducted. Logistic regression analyses were used for estimating associations with alcohol-related presenteeism, which was reported among 473 (7.1%) of the employees. Adjusted by age, gender, education level and managerial level, higher levels of overcommitment to work were associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. Higher age, male gender and higher education were also associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. Occupational health services and employers should especially focus on overcommitted employees when designing workplace health promotion programs. Modifying attitudes towards alcohol-related presenteeism among overcommitted employees may be of importance for safety at work.

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IntroductionProductivity in the workplace is reduced when employees are on sick leave and absent from work, and when they come to work with reduced capacity, known as presenteeism
The aim of this study was to explore associations between demanding job situations and alcohol-related presenteeism, with particular focus on variables derived from the Job Demand Control (JDC)
Employee overcommitment was found to increase the odds of reporting some degree of alcohol-related presenteeism during the last week

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Productivity in the workplace is reduced when employees are on sick leave and absent from work, and when they come to work with reduced capacity, known as presenteeism. Presenteeism has been defined as “decreased on-the-job performance due to the presence of health problems” [1], and has been shown to incur even greater costs than absenteeism [2]. Employees suffering from chronic disease such as allergies, arthritis, chronic pain, diabetes, gastro-intestinal conditions, musculoskeletal problems, mental illnesses are likely to have higher levels of presenteeism than their generally healthy colleagues. Health risks (e.g., overweight, physical inactivity, higher alcohol consumption) have been associated with higher levels of presenteeism [1,3,4]

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