Song Inmyung
Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea (College of Nursing and Health).
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024 Dec 18;37(6):617-629. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02490. Epub 2024 Dec 12.
Defined as attending work while ill, presenteeism is highly prevalent and has negative consequences such as reduced productivity and lower well-being for workers. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of presenteeism among Korean workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the risk factors.
Using data extracted from the second wave of the Korea Health Panel Survey in 2019-2021, this study assessed experience of presenteeism and the number of presenteeism days as the dependent variable. Independent variables included gender, age group, educational level, employment status, household income quartile, and the presence of chronic conditions. Two generalized estimating equation models were used.
In 2019, 30.6% of participants reported experiencing presenteeism; this decreased to 17.9% in 2020 and 13.5% in 2021. The mean number of presenteeism days decreased from 2.30 days in 2019 to 1.46 days in 2020 and to 1.04 days in 2021. The participants were less likely to experience presenteeism in 2020 and 2021 than in 2019 (OR = 0.48 and OR = 0.36, respectively, p < 0.001). The risk of presenteeism is higher among women, younger age groups, participants with regular employment or on-contract positions, lower income, and chronic conditions than their counterparts. The number of presenteeism days significantly decreased in 2020 and 2021 (β = -0.44 and -0.78, respectively, p < 0.001).
Workers were less likely to experience presenteeism in 2020 and 2021 than in 2019, and the number of presenteeism days decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk of presenteeism was associated with worker characteristics. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(6):617-29.
出勤主义被定义为生病时仍坚持工作，其在人群中高度普遍，并会产生负面影响，如降低生产力以及损害员工的幸福感。本研究旨在估算新冠疫情期间韩国员工出勤主义的流行程度，并确定其风险因素。
本研究使用从2019 - 2021年韩国健康面板调查第二轮中提取的数据，将出勤主义经历和出勤主义天数作为因变量进行评估。自变量包括性别、年龄组、教育水平、就业状况、家庭收入四分位数以及慢性病的患病情况。使用了两个广义估计方程模型。
2019年，30.6%的参与者报告有出勤主义经历；这一比例在2020年降至17.9%，在2021年降至13.5%。出勤主义天数的均值从2019年的2.30天降至2020年的1.46天，再降至2021年的1.04天。与2019年相比，参与者在2020年和2021年经历出勤主义的可能性更低（比值比分别为0.48和0.36，p < 0.001）。与同龄人相比女性、年轻年龄组、有固定工作或合同制岗位的参与者、低收入者以及患有慢性病的人出现出勤主义的风险更高。2020年和2021年出勤主义天数显著减少（β分别为 - 0.44和 - 0.78，p < 0.001）。
与2019年相比，员工在2020年和2021年经历出勤主义的可能性更低，且在新冠疫情期间出勤主义天数减少。出勤主义风险与员工特征相关。《国际职业医学与环境卫生杂志》。2024；37(6)：617 - 29。
