Sick leave or work sick? Examining the antecedents and conceptualizations of presenteeism and absenteeism among teleworkers during COVID-19: A scoping review

PLOS mental health., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(5), P. e0000300 - e0000300

Published: May 13, 2025

Many organizations have shifted to hybrid or remote work arrangements in response the COVID-19 pandemic. Illness, whether physical psychological, can manifest during telework (remote home-based work), leading presenteeism and absenteeism behaviour. However, varying definitions of made measuring presenteeism, absenteeism, their antecedents increasingly challenging. This scoping study seeks define (tele)workplace systematically identify factors contributing occurrence. A systematic literature search was performed on seven online databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ABI Inform Global, SCOPUS, Web Science Business Source Premier. We applied PRISMA-ScR guidelines Joanna Briggs Institute framework collect, identify, report studies. The inclusion criteria encompassed studies with participants aged 18 65 years old who currently a environment for at least 50% hours. Of 826 initially identified studies, were included after screening (11 quantitative, three qualitative two mixed-methods studies). total 26,805 workers this review across 16 empirical Overall, is defined as working while ill, known being absent from taking sick leave. major categories behaviour: organizational (i.e., job demand telework), environmental home environment), individual poor mental health perception). Presenteeism among teleworkers organizational, environmental, forces that lead sick, work, respectively. found each these relates one another through social determinants framework. Our conceptual findings guide developing top-down policies strategies address behaviour, particularly settings.

Language: Английский

Presenteeism and home-based Telework across the Visegrad countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multivariate Analysis Approach

Gazdaság és Társadalom, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 97 - 121

Published: Oct. 5, 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyse the factors that contri-bute presenteeism in Visegrad countries during COVID-19 pandemic. specifically focuses on influence different levels telework utilization (no te-lework, occasional telework, and frequent telework) pro-bability presenteeism. Methods: analysis included data from European Working Condi-tion Telephone Survey (EWCTS) carried out 2021, which in-volved 1806 individuals nations. Logistic reg-ression models were used for calculation. Main results: discovered regular increases chances presenteeism, where those who frequently or consistently te-lework are more likely work while being ill. Emotional exhaus-tion, managerial support, collegial support was found be a significant indicator Furthermore, combina-tion working at high speed facing tight deadlines linked increased particularly in-dividuals often always telework. Conclusion: results emphasize intricate connection between nations This highlights significance dealing with these as-pects, especially context growing adoption order uphold employee well-being productivity. JEL Codes: I12, I14, I31, J24, M12

Language: Английский