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The costs related to sickness absence as well as sickness presence are a substantial burden to employers, governments, and sick employees themselves. Although by definition, sickness absence is an absence from work due to personal illness, it is a more complex phenomenon. Underlying factors that affect going to work despite illness or taking certified sickness absence differ. It is influenced by both - work-related factors and personal factors. The study aimed to investigate the association between individual overwork (working for more than one employer and working overtime) and sickness presenteeism and absenteeism.. The study used cross-sectional survey data representative of the working population of Latvia and pooled from four periodic surveys - Work conditions and risks in Latvia (2006 - 2018). The study sample (n=9086) consisted of employees between 16 and 80 years old (average 42.8 +/- 12.5) - 45.9% males and 54.1% females. The association between overwork and sickness presenteeism and abseteeism was analyzed by using multinomial logistic regression and calculated as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), with adjustment for gender, age, education, and survey year. . The odds of sickness absence were higher among employees working overtime often (OR=1.58, CI 1.34-1.85, <0.001) or sometimes (OR=1.45, CI 1.29-1.63, <0.001) if compared with those who do not work overtime. Overtime work has even stronger association with sickness presenteeism that absenteeism (often: OR=3.37, CI 2.67-4.25, <0.001; sometimes: OR=1.64, CI 1.34-2.02, <0.001), but for both associations are significant. Working for more than one employer is significantly associated with sickness presenteeism (OR=1.53, CI 1.15-2.03, p <0.01), but not with sickness absenteeism.. Our findings suggest that overwork has higher odds for sickness presenteeism as well as sickness absenteeism, however, further analysis is needed to identify mediating factors explaining the underlying mechanisms for the association between presenteeism, absenteeism, and overwork.| Period | 29 Mar 2023 → 31 Mar 2023 |
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| Event title | RSU Research week 2023: Society. Health. Welfare |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 9 |
| Organiser | Rīga Stradiņš University |
| Location | Riga, LatviaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |