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Editor, Senior Moderator
Chronobiol Int
. 2020 Oct 13;1-10.
doi: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1825468. Online ahead of print.
Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers
Marit Middeldorp[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bette Loef[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Allard J van der Beek[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Debbie van Baarle[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Karin I Proper[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
This study aimed to compare sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections, as well as general sickness absenteeism and work performance between shift and non-shift workers. In this study, 589 shift and non-shift workers employed in hospitals were included. For 6 months, participants kept a daily record of their influenza-like illness/acute respiratory infection (ILI/ARI) symptoms using a diary application. After an episode of ILI/ARI symptoms ended, participants (n = 531) were questioned about their sickness absenteeism (occurrence and duration in hours), work performance (on a 10 point scale), and healthcare use during the ILI/ARI episode. At the end of the 6 months follow-up, participants (n = 498) were also asked about general sickness absenteeism and work performance in the past 4 weeks. Mixed-model and regression analyses were used to compare absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use between shift and non-shift workers. No differences were found in sickness absenteeism [Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.00 (95%‒Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61‒1.64)] and work performance [Regression coefficient (B) = -0.19 (95%‒CI: -0.65‒0.26)] due to ILI/ARI between shift and non-shift workers. In addition, healthcare use due to ILI/ARI was similar between shift and non-shift workers. Furthermore, similar general sickness absenteeism rates and work performance levels were found between shift and non-shift workers. As this is the first study that examined the associations with shift work due to ILI/ARI, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
Keywords: Sickness absenteeism; acute respiratory infection; healthcare use; healthcare worker; influenza-like illness; shift work; work performance.
. 2020 Oct 13;1-10.
doi: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1825468. Online ahead of print.
Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers
Marit Middeldorp[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bette Loef[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Allard J van der Beek[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Debbie van Baarle[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Karin I Proper[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 33050768
- DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1825468
Abstract
This study aimed to compare sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections, as well as general sickness absenteeism and work performance between shift and non-shift workers. In this study, 589 shift and non-shift workers employed in hospitals were included. For 6 months, participants kept a daily record of their influenza-like illness/acute respiratory infection (ILI/ARI) symptoms using a diary application. After an episode of ILI/ARI symptoms ended, participants (n = 531) were questioned about their sickness absenteeism (occurrence and duration in hours), work performance (on a 10 point scale), and healthcare use during the ILI/ARI episode. At the end of the 6 months follow-up, participants (n = 498) were also asked about general sickness absenteeism and work performance in the past 4 weeks. Mixed-model and regression analyses were used to compare absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use between shift and non-shift workers. No differences were found in sickness absenteeism [Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.00 (95%‒Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61‒1.64)] and work performance [Regression coefficient (B) = -0.19 (95%‒CI: -0.65‒0.26)] due to ILI/ARI between shift and non-shift workers. In addition, healthcare use due to ILI/ARI was similar between shift and non-shift workers. Furthermore, similar general sickness absenteeism rates and work performance levels were found between shift and non-shift workers. As this is the first study that examined the associations with shift work due to ILI/ARI, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
Keywords: Sickness absenteeism; acute respiratory infection; healthcare use; healthcare worker; influenza-like illness; shift work; work performance.