Sickness presenteeism in a Dutch hand eczema population:Presenteisme in een Nederlandse handeczeem populatie

Background: Sickness presenteeism (SP, attending work despite being ill) can cause increased health problems and might be associated with sickness absenteeism in the long-term. Also, continuous work impairment due to SP could eventually cause even more aggregate productivity loss than sickness absenteeism. Objective: To examine the extent of and reasons for SP - as measured by the person's own assessment of their state of health - and to investigate the associations between HE severity, work characteristics, demographic factors and SP in patients with HE. Method: Questionnaire-based (postal an... Mehr ...