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  • Mental Ill-Health and the differential effect of employee type on absenteeism and presenteeism

    Author(s)
    Hilton, Michael F
    Scuffham, Paul A
    Sheridan, Judith
    Cleary, Catherine M
    Whiteford, Harvey A
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Scuffham, Paul A.
    Year published
    2008
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    Abstract
    Objective: Mental ill-health results in substantial reductions in employee productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism). This paper examines the relationship between employee psychological distress, employee type and productivity. Method: Utilizing the Health and Performance at Work Questionnaire, in a sample of 60,556 full-time employees, the impact that psychological distress (Kessler 6) imposes on employee productivity by occupation type is examined. Results: Comparison of white-collar workers absenteeism rates by low and high psychological distress reveals no statistically significant difference. Nevertheless, the ...
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    Objective: Mental ill-health results in substantial reductions in employee productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism). This paper examines the relationship between employee psychological distress, employee type and productivity. Method: Utilizing the Health and Performance at Work Questionnaire, in a sample of 60,556 full-time employees, the impact that psychological distress (Kessler 6) imposes on employee productivity by occupation type is examined. Results: Comparison of white-collar workers absenteeism rates by low and high psychological distress reveals no statistically significant difference. Nevertheless, the same comparison for blue-collar workers reveals that high psychological distress results in an 18% increase in absenteeism rates. High K6 score resulted in a presenteeism increase of 6% in both blue and white-collar employees. Conclusion: The novel finding is that mental ill-health produces little to no absenteeism in white-collar workers yet a profound absenteeism increase in the blue-collar sector.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    Volume
    50
    Issue
    11
    Publisher URI
    https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2008/11000/Mental_Ill_Health_and_the_Differential_Effect_of.4.aspx
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31818c30a8
    Subject
    Nursing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/22401
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