ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2020
The Economic Burden of Lost Productivity due to Presenteeism Caused by Health Conditions Among Workers in Japan.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Supervised Exercise Therapy Reduces Presenteeism to Greater Extent Than Unsupervised Self-Care in Workers with Musculoskeletal Pain: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the Effect of Patient Education and Strengthening Exercise Therapy Using a Mobile Messaging App on Work Productivity in Japanese Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Effect of pain neuroscience education and exercise on presenteeism and pain intensity in health care workers: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of occupational health · 2021Trial
- The potential role of presenteeism in the association between resilience and intention to continue as a nurse among new graduate and mid-career nurses: A mediation analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
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- Participative budgeting, job satisfaction, and presenteeism: survey evidence from middle managers.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Interictal burden, not ictal burden, drives work productivity impairment in headache disorders: insights from a Japanese cross-sectional study.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Unveiling economic and humanistic burden of hematologic malignancies in Japan with personal health record data.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility of a Telerehabilitation Programme for the Management of Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Musculoskeletal Disorders and Productivity Loss Among Hospital Nurses: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study With Secondary Data Analysis.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025Article
- A survey assessing the impact of symptoms related to the menstrual cycle and perceptions of workplace productivity: considerations for employer-sponsored menstrual health programs.BMC women's health · 2025Article
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- The relationship between gratitude and presenteeism among workers: a cross-sectional study.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2025Article
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- The Katakori disability index has cross-cultural validity for disability due to stiff neck/shoulder across Japan, the US, and Singapore.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Influence of oral health status on absenteeism and presenteeism as indices of work productivity loss.Journal of dental sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the primary health conditions that cause presenteeism, and to estimate the economic cost of lost productivity due to presenteeism in Japan.
methodsWe conducted an Internet survey among 10,000 Japanese workers. Participants were asked to answer the health condition most affecting their work. Presenteeism was evaluated using the Quantity and Quality methods, and we estimated an annualized cost per capita and nation.
resultsThe common health conditions most interfering with work were neck pain or stiff shoulders, low back pain, and mental illnesses. The annualized costs of presenteeism per capita for each were $414.05, $407.59, and $469.67, respectively. The estimated national costs for each were all above $27 billion.
conclusionsMental illnesses and musculoskeletal symptoms were the leading causes of presenteeism in Japan, and the economic burden of presenteeism was considerably large.
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