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. 2022 Jan 1;64(1):e1-e7.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002415.

A Cross-Sectional Study of Psychosocial Factors and Sickness Presenteeism in Japanese Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Masashi Masuda  1 , Tomohiro Ishimaru, Ayako Hino, Hajime Ando, Seiichiro Tateishi, Tomohisa Nagata, Mayumi Tsuji, Shinya Matsuda, Yoshihisa Fujino; CORoNaWork Project
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Psychosocial Factors and Sickness Presenteeism in Japanese Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Masashi Masuda et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Background: We examined the association between socioeconomic and health status, and lifestyle and sickness presenteeism among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using an Internet-monitor survey was conducted in December, 2020 in Japan. Of 33,302 survey participants, we analyzed 27,036 participants (13,814 men and 13,222 women) who reported experience with sickness presenteeism.

Results: The odds ratio (OR) of sickness presenteeism associated with unmarried versus married status was 1.15. Respective figures for other variables were 1.11 for manual laboring work compared to desk work; 1.79 and 2.29 for loss of employment at the time the pandemic began and continuation of unemployment compared with maintaining employment during the pandemic; and 3.34 for a feeling of financial instability compared with stability.

Conclusion: The issue of sickness presenteeism has become more prominent under the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest associated with this manuscript.

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