Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
BackgroundA large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to ass...
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| author | Juan Jesús García-Iglesias Juan Jesús García-Iglesias Juan Gómez-Salgado Juan Gómez-Salgado Joao Apostolo Rogério Rodrigues Emília Isabel Costa Emília Isabel Costa Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Santiago Martínez-Isasi Santiago Martínez-Isasi Daniel Fernández-García Ángel Vilches-Arenas Ángel Vilches-Arenas |
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| description | BackgroundA large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA systematic review following the PRISMA format was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, and ScienceDirect electronic databases in January 2023, using the following key words: Presenteeism, Mental Health, and COVID-19. The eligibility criteria applied were original articles published in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (data collection date: January 01, 2020 – January 01, 2023), and articles assessing at least one measure of presenteeism and mental health status. Methodological quality was assessed using the critical appraisal tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The followed protocol is listed in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with code CRD42023391409.ResultsA total of 25 studies were included in this review recruiting a total of 164,274 participants. A number of factors influencing mental health and sickness presenteeism were identified: (1) mental health-related factors (burnout [in 4 studies], stress [in 9 studies], depression [in 1 study], fear of COVID-19 [in 1 study], no well-being [in 2 studies], etc.); (2) individual factors (health status [in 1 study], being young [in 1 study], workers who experienced interrupted medical care [in 2 studies], having a chronic disease [in 1 study], etc.); (3) factors related to the situation caused by COVID-19 (confinement, symptoms, loss of contract, risk of bankruptcy, etc. [in 1 study each one]); and (4) factors derived from working conditions (organisational support [in 1 study], patient care [in 1 study], work functioning or task performance impairment [in 4 studies], work fatigue [in 2 studies], safety climate [in 1 study], workload [in 1 study], etc.).ConclusionIdentifying the key determinants of presenteeism and understanding the phenomena and origins of sickness presenteeism will help to create a safe working environment and optimal organisational systems to protect vulnerable workers in a pandemic context.Systematic review registrationThe unique identifier is CRD42023391409. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd0c5d5140614a61af73b77fc5df8a1c2023-09-14T12:25:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-09-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12243321224332Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic reviewJuan Jesús García-Iglesias0Juan Jesús García-Iglesias1Juan Gómez-Salgado2Juan Gómez-Salgado3Joao Apostolo4Rogério Rodrigues5Emília Isabel Costa6Emília Isabel Costa7Carlos Ruiz-Frutos8Carlos Ruiz-Frutos9Santiago Martínez-Isasi10Santiago Martínez-Isasi11Daniel Fernández-García12Ángel Vilches-Arenas13Ángel Vilches-Arenas14Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Coimbra Nursing School, Coimbra, PortugalSociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainEscuela de Posgrado, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Guayas, EcuadorHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Coimbra Nursing School, Coimbra, PortugalHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Coimbra Nursing School, Coimbra, PortugalHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Coimbra Nursing School, Coimbra, PortugalNursing Department, Health School, University of Algarve, Faro, PortugalSociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainEscuela de Posgrado, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Guayas, EcuadorSimulation and Intensive Care Unit of Santiago (SICRUS), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainCLINURSID Research Group, Faculty of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain,Health Research Nursing Group (GREIS), Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Leon, Leon, SpainPreventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Seville, Seville, SpainPreventive Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, SpainBackgroundA large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA systematic review following the PRISMA format was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, and ScienceDirect electronic databases in January 2023, using the following key words: Presenteeism, Mental Health, and COVID-19. The eligibility criteria applied were original articles published in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (data collection date: January 01, 2020 – January 01, 2023), and articles assessing at least one measure of presenteeism and mental health status. Methodological quality was assessed using the critical appraisal tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The followed protocol is listed in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with code CRD42023391409.ResultsA total of 25 studies were included in this review recruiting a total of 164,274 participants. A number of factors influencing mental health and sickness presenteeism were identified: (1) mental health-related factors (burnout [in 4 studies], stress [in 9 studies], depression [in 1 study], fear of COVID-19 [in 1 study], no well-being [in 2 studies], etc.); (2) individual factors (health status [in 1 study], being young [in 1 study], workers who experienced interrupted medical care [in 2 studies], having a chronic disease [in 1 study], etc.); (3) factors related to the situation caused by COVID-19 (confinement, symptoms, loss of contract, risk of bankruptcy, etc. [in 1 study each one]); and (4) factors derived from working conditions (organisational support [in 1 study], patient care [in 1 study], work functioning or task performance impairment [in 4 studies], work fatigue [in 2 studies], safety climate [in 1 study], workload [in 1 study], etc.).ConclusionIdentifying the key determinants of presenteeism and understanding the phenomena and origins of sickness presenteeism will help to create a safe working environment and optimal organisational systems to protect vulnerable workers in a pandemic context.Systematic review registrationThe unique identifier is CRD42023391409.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1224332/fullCOVID-19mental healthoccupational healthpresenteeismworkers |
| spellingShingle | Juan Jesús García-Iglesias Juan Jesús García-Iglesias Juan Gómez-Salgado Juan Gómez-Salgado Joao Apostolo Rogério Rodrigues Emília Isabel Costa Emília Isabel Costa Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Santiago Martínez-Isasi Santiago Martínez-Isasi Daniel Fernández-García Ángel Vilches-Arenas Ángel Vilches-Arenas Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 mental health occupational health presenteeism workers |
| title | Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
| title_full | Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
| title_short | Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
| title_sort | presenteeism and mental health of workers during the covid 19 pandemic a systematic review |
| topic | COVID-19 mental health occupational health presenteeism workers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1224332/full |
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