Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Presenteeism: Cohort Study Using Large Health Insurance-Based Data in Japan.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Presenteeism occurs when employees attend work despite experiencing problems and ill-health that require sick leave. This study examined whether presenteeism worsened following COVID-19 infection.

METHODS:

We used the DeSC, a large health insurance claims database. Participants were 9,241 individuals who responded to questionnaires at baseline (June 2020) and 6 months later, had been continuously insured for at least 6 months prior to baseline, and reported being employed. Propensity score matching was performed. Adjusted multiple logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of worsening presenteeism from baseline according to COVID-19 infection compared with non-infection.

RESULTS:

Conditional logistic regression analysis showed that the adjusted OR for presenteeism in the COVID-19 infected group was 1.555 (95% CI, 1.086-2.225).

CONCLUSION:

The findings suggest that COVID-19 infection affected worsening of presenteeism.

• Authors: Chikara Miyaji, Tomoko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Habu, Akikazu Hagiyama, Yoshiharu Horie, Soshi Takao
• Journal: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (J Occup Environ Med) (Apr 25 2024) ISSN: 1536-5948 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 38664960 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.