articleJournal of Occupational and Environmental MedicineSep 1, 2005Closed access

Sickness Presenteeism: Prevalence, Attendance-Pressure Factors, and an Outline of a Model for Research

National Institute of Occupational Health

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Abstract

Objective

Sickness presence, that is, going to work despite judging one's current state of health as such that sick leave should be taken, was investigated in relation to different work and background factors.

Methods

The study group comprised a random sample of 3136 persons who responded to a questionnaire administered in conjunction with Statistics Sweden's labor market survey. Logistic regressions were used in the analyses.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Presenteeism
  • Sick leave
  • Absenteeism
  • Attendance
  • Logistic regression
  • Medicine
  • Odds
  • Odds ratio
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