ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (Portugal), Business Research Unit, Lisboa, Portugal.
Stress Health. 2012 Oct;28(4):297-304. doi: 10.1002/smi.1432. Epub 2011 Nov 3.
Presenteeism refers to attending work despite being ill. This article focuses on this innovative organizational concept. Data from nurses at a major Portuguese public hospital (N=296) reported some major causes of presenteeism, namely lower-back pain, breath infections, migraines and stress. Although females revealed higher prevalence levels for most of the presenteeism causes, no gender differences were found regarding the number of hours people were affected by presenteeism. Moreover, other work variables were correlated-age, perceived health state, number of working hours, income and seniority-with a presenteeism scale (SPS-6) and a Health Condition Index. Most importantly, a negative correlation was found between perceived health status and presenteeism. Additionally, more experienced and highly paid nurses tended to be less affected by presenteeism. Finally, the limitations of this study-as well as some implications of presenteeism on productivity loss-are discussed.
出勤主义是指员工尽管生病仍坚持上班。本文重点介绍了这一创新的组织理念。对葡萄牙一家大型公立医院的护士（N=296）进行的调查数据显示，导致出勤主义的主要原因包括下背痛、呼吸道感染、偏头痛和压力。尽管女性在大多数出勤主义原因上的患病率较高，但在受出勤主义影响的时间长短方面没有发现性别差异。此外，其他工作变量（年龄、感知健康状况、工作时间、收入和工龄）与出勤主义量表（SPS-6）和健康状况指数相关。最重要的是，感知健康状况与出勤主义呈负相关。此外，经验更丰富、薪酬更高的护士往往受出勤主义的影响较小。最后，讨论了这项研究的局限性以及出勤主义对生产力损失的一些影响。
