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Volume 9, Issue 1 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2021)
Iran J Ergon 2021, 9(1): 33-47 |
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Akbari J, Abolghasemian M, Ghaffari A, Moghaddas F, Mououdi M A, Rahimi Kamal S et al . Presenteeism and Productivity Loss Among Employees of Iranian Gas Transmission Company Manufacturers. Iran J Ergon 2021; 9 (1) :33-47
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Presenteeism and Productivity Loss Among Employees of Iranian Gas Transmission Company Manufacturers
Jafar Akbari * 
1, Mahmood Abolghasemian2 , Amir Ghaffari3 , Fereydun Moghaddas2 , Mohammad Amin Mououdi4 , Shaghayegh Rahimi Kamal5 , Asoumeh JozKanani3
1, Mahmood Abolghasemian2 , Amir Ghaffari3 , Fereydun Moghaddas2 , Mohammad Amin Mououdi4 , Shaghayegh Rahimi Kamal5 , Asoumeh JozKanani3
1- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, Isfahan Province Gas Company, National Iranian Gas Company, Isfahan, Iran , akbari.jafar@gmail.com
2- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, Isfahan Province Gas Company, National Iranian Gas Company, Isfahan, Iran
3- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
5- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, Iranian Gas Transmission Company, National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
2- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, Isfahan Province Gas Company, National Iranian Gas Company, Isfahan, Iran
3- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
5- Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Passive Defense, Iranian Gas Transmission Company, National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (5937 Views)
Background and Objectives: Presenteeism is introduced as a phenomenon according to which employees are physically present in the workplace but are functionally absent. This study aimed to investigate presenteeism and productivity loss associated with health problems among employees of the Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC).
Methods: The participants were 2298 employees. Data collection instruments included the Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) and the Health and Work Questionnaire (HWQ). Data analysis was performed using the multivariate logistic regression in SPSS software version 26.
Results: More than 52% of the participants (1189 people) had experienced presenteeism at least once a year, while a total of 1073 people (47%) were non-presenteists. The results showed that the HWQ subsets including productivity (P = 0.001), focus (P = 0.023), relationships with the manager or boss (P = 0.007), impatience and irritability (P = 0.026), workplace satisfaction (P = 0.038) and finally the total HWQ score (P = 0.011) had a statistically significant relationship with presenteeism.
Conclusion: Presenteeism reduces the productivity of the workforce by reducing individual productivity, reducing people's ability to concentrate, the inappropriate perception of the relationship with the manager/ boss, increasing their impatience, irritability and level of work-related stress and eventually reducing the level of people's satisfaction with the work environment. This imposes a lot of costs on the organization.
Methods: The participants were 2298 employees. Data collection instruments included the Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) and the Health and Work Questionnaire (HWQ). Data analysis was performed using the multivariate logistic regression in SPSS software version 26.
Results: More than 52% of the participants (1189 people) had experienced presenteeism at least once a year, while a total of 1073 people (47%) were non-presenteists. The results showed that the HWQ subsets including productivity (P = 0.001), focus (P = 0.023), relationships with the manager or boss (P = 0.007), impatience and irritability (P = 0.026), workplace satisfaction (P = 0.038) and finally the total HWQ score (P = 0.011) had a statistically significant relationship with presenteeism.
Conclusion: Presenteeism reduces the productivity of the workforce by reducing individual productivity, reducing people's ability to concentrate, the inappropriate perception of the relationship with the manager/ boss, increasing their impatience, irritability and level of work-related stress and eventually reducing the level of people's satisfaction with the work environment. This imposes a lot of costs on the organization.
Keywords: Presenteeism, Productivity Loss, Stanford Presenteeism Scale, Health and Work, Employees of Iranian Gas Transmission Company
Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2021/01/27 | Accepted: 2021/07/25 | ePublished: 2021/09/7
Received: 2021/01/27 | Accepted: 2021/07/25 | ePublished: 2021/09/7
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