Presenteeism in a Dutch hand eczema population-a cross-sectional survey
Background: Presenteeism (attending work despite complaints and ill health, which should prompt rest and absence) has been overlooked in the field of hand eczema. Objectives: To examine the 1-year prevalence of presenteeism related to hand eczema in a population of hand eczema patients who visited a tertiary referral centre. Secondary objectives: to identify intrinsic/extrinsic reasons for presenteeism and to evaluate associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Presenteeism was defined as "going to work despite feeling you should have taken sick leave because o... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Oosterhaven , J A F , Flach , P A , Bültmann , U & Schuttelaar , M L A 2018 , ' Presenteeism in a Dutch hand eczema population-a cross-sectional survey ' , Contact Dermatitis , vol. 79 , no. 1 , pp. 10-19 . https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.12993 |
Schlagwörter: | absenteeism / hand eczema / occupational / presenteeism / OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES / SICKNESS PRESENTEEISM / ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS / PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE / HEALTH CONDITIONS / ECONOMIC-IMPACT / RISK-FACTOR / WORK / ABSENCE |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27446881 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/bb54b029-1d7b-46ca-8475-d18075eb49f8 |
Background: Presenteeism (attending work despite complaints and ill health, which should prompt rest and absence) has been overlooked in the field of hand eczema. Objectives: To examine the 1-year prevalence of presenteeism related to hand eczema in a population of hand eczema patients who visited a tertiary referral centre. Secondary objectives: to identify intrinsic/extrinsic reasons for presenteeism and to evaluate associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Presenteeism was defined as "going to work despite feeling you should have taken sick leave because of hand eczema". Respondents answered questions about socio-demographic factors, clinical features, occupational characteristics, and hand eczema related to occupational exposure. Results: Forty-one per cent (141/346) of patients who had both worked and had hand eczema during the past 12 months reported presenteeism. The most often reported reasons were: "Because I do not want to give in to my impairment/weakness" (46%) and "Because I enjoy my work" (40%). Presenteeism was associated with: mean hand eczema severity; absenteeism because of hand eczema; improvement of hand eczema when away from work; and high-risk occupations. Conclusions: In this study, presenteeism was common and predominantly observed in patients with more severe hand eczema and occupational exposure. The most frequently reported reasons for presenteeism were of an intrinsic nature.