OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to assess the relationship between sickness presenteeism and body mass index (BMI), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). METHODS:Female health care workers (n = 139) were analyzed cross-sectional as well as longitudinal after 3 and 12-month follow-up. Sickness presenteeism was assessed as a summed score using validated questions from three questionnaires: Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, Work Ability Index, and Quantity and Quality Method. CRF was assessed by a maximal cycling test and MVC from four muscle groups. RESULTS: Significant relationships were found between sickness presenteeism and BMI as well as MVC both cross-sectional and as changes over 3 months. Participants with BMI more than 30 kg/m had significantly higher sickness presenteeism than those with BMI less than 25 kg/m. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that actions that decrease BMI and increase MVC decrease the amount of sickness presenteeism.
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OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to assess the relationship between sickness presenteeism and body mass index (BMI), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). METHODS: Female health care workers (n = 139) were analyzed cross-sectional as well as longitudinal after 3 and 12-month follow-up. Sickness presenteeism was assessed as a summed score using validated questions from three questionnaires: Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, Work Ability Index, and Quantity and Quality Method. CRF was assessed by a maximal cycling test and MVC from four muscle groups. RESULTS: Significant relationships were found between sickness presenteeism and BMI as well as MVC both cross-sectional and as changes over 3 months. Participants with BMI more than 30 kg/m had significantly higher sickness presenteeism than those with BMI less than 25 kg/m. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that actions that decrease BMI and increase MVC decrease the amount of sickness presenteeism.
Authors: Rachel Adams; Rachel Jordan; Peymané Adab; Tim Barrett; Sheriden Bevan; Lucy Cooper; Ingrid DuRand; Pollyanna Hardy; Nicola Heneghan; Kate Jolly; Sue Jowett; Tom Marshall; Margaret O'Hara; Kiran Rai; Hugh Rickards; Ruth Riley; Steven Sadhra; Sarah Tearne; Gareth Walters; Elizabeth Sapey Journal: Pilot Feasibility Stud Date: 2022-07-27
Authors: Mark Lidegaard; Karen Søgaard; Peter Krustrup; Andreas Holtermann; Mette Korshøj Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2017-11-04 Impact factor: 3.015