Presenteeism and associated factors in industry workers

Abstract Introduction: presenteeism can be defined as being at work despite perceiving limitations, physical or psychological, which can reduce the work ability. Objectives: to estimate presenteeism prevalence and its association with socio-demographic characteristics, life styles, work and interpersonal relational aspects and general health conditions in industry workers in Bahia, Brazil. Methods: presenteeism was measured by the sum of positive responses to questions about lack of motivation, lack of concentration, and indisposition or discouragement to work, along with negative absenteeism. In the multivariate analysis, we used the Poisson model with robust variance to estimate the associations magnitude by means of the prevalence ratio. Results: among the 2,093 workers whose data were analyzed, be under 30 years of age, having higher education, feel pain, having poor sleep quality, feeling stressed and experiencing negative feelings about life were associated with higher prevalence of presenteeism. Conclusion: presenteeism can lead to a progressive worsening of the worker’s health, so early identification and promoting interventions to reduce its determinants is a challenge for organizations.