ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Absenteeism and Productivity Loss Due to Influenza or Influenza-like Illness in Adults in Europe and North America.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Raising the patient's voice in influenza research and care: a systematic review of patient-reported outcomes.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Influenza on Health-Related Quality of Life, Work Productivity, and Activity Impairment Among Symptomatic US Patients with Influenza.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Short Sickness Absenteeism Rate in a Large Tertiary Hospital: The Role of Fitness for Work and Influenza Vaccination.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The one-month impact of influenza infection on patient-reported symptom burden among symptomatic U.S. adults with a test-confirmed illness: a longitudinal study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Influenza Vaccination in Spain: Understanding the Impact of Suboptimal Coverage on Health, Society, and the Economy.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Strategies to Enhance Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake: Qualitative Insights from Primary Care Physicians in Greece.Vaccines · 2026Article
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- Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trend of seasonal influenza in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- Which Infectious Diseases Drive the Highest Absenteeism Costs-An Analysis Based on National Data Covering the Entire Polish Population in the Period of 2018-2023.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Working-Age Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Vaccines · 2025Article
- The impact of telework on absenteeism, presenteeism, and return to work among workers with health conditions: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Healthy working-age adults are susceptible to illness or caregiving requirements resulting from annual seasonal influenza, leading to considerable societal and economic impacts. The objective of this targeted narrative review is to understand the societal burden of influenza in terms of absenteeism and productivity loss, based on the current literature. This review includes 48 studies on the impact of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) and reports on the effect of influenza vaccination, age, disease severity, caring for others, comorbidities, and antiviral prophylaxis on absenteeism and productivity loss due to influenza/ILI, focusing on publications originating from Canada, Europe, and the United States. Influenza/ILI results in substantial work time and productivity loss among working adults and students in Canada, Europe, and the United States, particularly those who are unvaccinated, are <65 years of age, or who have severe disease. Considerable work time and productivity loss is attributable to illness and caregiver burden related to influenza. Further research is required on the impact of influenza on absenteeism and productivity loss in adults with comorbidities to support the development of effective employer policies for working adults with underlying health conditions.
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