van Amelsvoort Ludovic G P M, Spigt Mark G, Swaen Gerard M H, Kant Ijmert
Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Occup Med (Lond). 2006 May;56(3):210-2. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqj026.
To establish whether workers with frequent leisure time physical activities are at higher or lower risk of sickness absence compared to inactive workers.
Self reported and company recorded sickness absence data were collected during 18 months of follow-up for 8902 workers. Frequency of leisure time physical activities was queried at baseline.
Overall, we found that workers active in their leisure time twice or more each week reported significantly less sickness absence compared to inactive workers (14.8 versus 19.5 days/year), mainly due to a decrease in sick leave because of musculoskeletal disorders.
Demotivating sports participation by making workers liable for workdays lost due to sporting injuries might be counter-productive in decreasing absenteeism and its related costs. Promoting worker participation in sport might lead to reduced absenteeism.
确定与不运动的工人相比,经常在休闲时间进行体育活动的工人病假风险是更高还是更低。
在对8902名工人进行18个月的随访期间,收集了自我报告和公司记录的病假数据。在基线时询问休闲时间体育活动的频率。
总体而言,我们发现每周在休闲时间进行两次或更多次体育活动的工人报告的病假天数明显少于不运动的工人(每年14.8天对19.5天),这主要是由于肌肉骨骼疾病导致的病假减少。
通过让工人对因运动损伤而损失的工作日负责来抑制体育参与,可能在减少旷工及其相关成本方面适得其反。促进工人参与体育活动可能会减少旷工。