Absenteeism: Chronic absence from work or other duty.Efficiency: Ratio of output to effort, or the ratio of effort produced to energy expended.Sick Leave: An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)Employer Health Costs: That portion of total HEALTH CARE COSTS borne by an individual's or group's employing organization.Occupational Health: The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.Schools: Educational institutions.Workplace: Place or physical location of work or employment.Occupational Health Services: Health services for employees, usually provided by the employer at the place of work.Namibia: A republic in southern Africa, south of ANGOLA and west of BOTSWANA. Its capital is Windhoek.Employee Discipline: Regulations or conditions imposed on employees by management in order to correct or prevent behaviors which are counterproductive to the organization.Employment: The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary.Health Facility Environment: Physical surroundings or conditions of a hospital or other health facility and influence of these factors on patients and staff.Employee Incentive Plans: Programs designed by management to motivate employees to work more efficiently with increased productivity, and greater employee satisfaction.Cost of Illness: The personal cost of acute or chronic disease. The cost to the patient may be an economic, social, or psychological cost or personal loss to self, family, or immediate community. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, meaning the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care, rather than personal impact on individuals.Personnel Management: Planning, organizing, and administering all activities related to personnel.Industry: Any enterprise centered on the processing, assembly, production, or marketing of a line of products, services, commodities, or merchandise, in a particular field often named after its principal product. Examples include the automobile, fishing, music, publishing, insurance, and textile industries.Influenza, Human: An acute viral infection in humans involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA; the PHARYNX; and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.Work: Productive or purposeful activities.Railroads: Permanent roads having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid to gage, usually on a leveled or graded ballasted roadbed and providing a track for freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock. Cars are designed to be drawn by locomotives or sometimes propelled by self-contained motors. (From Webster's 3d) The concept includes the organizational and administrative aspects of railroads as well.Occupational Diseases: Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.Employee Performance Appraisal: The assessment of the functioning of an employee in relation to work.Aviation: Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT.Personnel, Hospital: The individuals employed by the hospital.Hand Disinfection: The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.Job Satisfaction: Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.Disease Outbreaks: Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.Hygiene: The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)Facility Design and Construction: Architecture, exterior and interior design, and construction of facilities other than hospitals, e.g., dental schools, medical schools, ambulatory care clinics, and specified units of health care facilities. The concept also includes architecture, design, and construction of specialized contained, controlled, or closed research environments including those of space labs and stations.Workload: The total amount of work to be performed by an individual, a department, or other group of workers in a period of time.Cockroaches: Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.Questionnaires: Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.Personnel Turnover: A change or shift in personnel due to reorganization, resignation, or discharge.Health Manpower: The availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL. It includes the demand and recruitment of both professional and allied health personnel, their present and future supply and distribution, and their assignment and utilization.Health Personnel: Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)New HampshirePandemics: Epidemics of infectious disease that have spread to many countries, often more than one continent, and usually affecting a large number of people.Population Surveillance: Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.Costs and Cost Analysis: Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.Students: Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program.Respiratory Tract DiseasesSchool Health Services: Preventive health services provided for students. It excludes college or university students.Nursing Staff, Hospital: Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.Health Care Costs: The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.Efficiency, Organizational: The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.Musculoskeletal Diseases: Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.Psychology: The science dealing with the study of mental processes and behavior in man and animals.Health Status: The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.Humidity: A measure of the amount of WATER VAPOR in the air.Stress, Psychological: Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.Back Pain: Acute or chronic pain located in the posterior regions of the THORAX; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; or the adjacent regions.Netherlands: Country located in EUROPE. It is bordered by the NORTH SEA, BELGIUM, and GERMANY. Constituent areas are Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, formerly included in the NETHERLANDS ANTILLES.Achievement: Success in bringing an effort to the desired end; the degree or level of success attained in some specified area (esp. scholastic) or in general.Cost-Benefit Analysis: A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.Cross-Sectional Studies: Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.Asthma: A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
Role of schools in the transmission of measles in rural Senegal: implications for measles control in developing countries. (1/883)
Patterns of measles transmission at school and at home were studied in 1995 in a rural area of Senegal with a high level of vaccination coverage. Among 209 case children with a median age of 8 years, there were no deaths, although the case fatality ratio has previously been 6-7% in this area. Forty percent of the case children had been vaccinated against measles; the proportion of vaccinated children was higher among secondary cases (47%) than among index cases (33%) (prevalence ratio = 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.76). Vaccinated index cases may have been less infectious than unvaccinated index cases, since they produced fewer clinical cases among exposed children (relative risk = 0.55, 95% CI 0.29-1.04). The secondary attack rate was lower in the schools than in the homes (relative risk = 0.31, 95% CI 0.20-0.49). The school outbreaks were protracted, with 4-5 generations of cases being seen in the two larger schools. Vaccine efficacy was found to be 57% (95% CI -23 to 85) in the schools and 74% (95% CI 62-82) in the residential compounds. Measles infection resulted in a mean of 3.8 days of absenteeism per case, though this did not appear to have an impact on the children's grades. Among the index cases, 56% of children were probably infected by neighbors in the community, and 7% were probably infected at health centers, 13% outside the community, and 24% in one of the three schools which had outbreaks during the epidemic. However, most of the school-related cases occurred at the beginning and therefore contributed to the general propagation of the epidemic. To prevent school outbreaks, it may be necessary to require vaccination prior to school entry and to revaccinate children in individual schools upon detection of cases of measles. Multidose measles vaccination schedules will be necessary to control measles in developing countries. (+info)Resource utilization and work or school loss reported by patients with diabetes: experience in diabetes training programs. (2/883)
Diabetes exerts a major economic impact on healthcare in the United States both in terms of direct and indirect costs. Diabetes management and education programs designed to assist patients in achieving more optimal glycemic control represent a potential mechanism for reducing the morbidity and costs associated with diabetes. The relationship between HbA1c and patient hospitalizations and between HbA1c and days lost from work or school related to diabetes within the past year were evaluated. A cohort of 2359 patients with diabetes (188 type I, 2171 type II) referred to a comprehensive diabetes self-management training program was included in the analyses. Overall, 350 (14.8%) patients reported hospitalization, and 212 (9.0%) reported days lost from work or school. Patients with type I diabetes reported more hospitalizations (26.1% vs 13.9% and days lost (19.2% vs 8.1%) than type II patients. For the hospitalization outcome, the multivariate analyses indicated that younger age, the number of co-morbidities, and the duration of diabetes exerted a greater influence on the reported numbers of hospitalization than glycemic control. For the days lost outcome, the multivariate analyses indicated that there was a marginally significant association between patients with poor glycemic control and reported work or school loss related to diabetes (odds ratio = 1.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-2.2). These data suggest that interventions that improve glycemic control may decrease indirect costs related to diabetes. (+info)Socioeconomic status and morbidity in the last years of life. (3/883)
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effect of socioeconomic status, as characterized by level of education, on morbidity and disability in the last years of life. METHODS: The analysis used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1986-1990), with mortality follow-up through December 1991. RESULTS: Among 10,932 decedents 50 years or older at baseline interview, educational attainment was inversely associated with long-term limitation of activity, number of chronic conditions, number of bed days, and days of short hospital stay during the year preceding the interview. CONCLUSIONS: Decedents with higher socioeconomic status experienced lower morbidity and disability and better quality of life even in their last years of life. (+info)Treatment costs and loss of work time to individuals with chronic lymphatic filariasis in rural communities in south India. (4/883)
This year-round case-control study investigated treatment costs and work time loss to people affected by chronic lymphatic filariasis in two rural communities in south India. About three-quarters of the patients sought treatment for filariasis at least once and 52% of them paid for treatment, incurring a mean annual expenditure of Rs. 72 (US $2.1; range Rs. 0-1360 (US $39.0)). Doctor's fees and medicines constituted 57% and 23% of treatment costs. The proportion of people seeking treatment was smaller and treatment costs constituted a higher proportion of household income in lower income groups. Most patients did not leave work, but spent only 4.36+/-3.41 h per day on economic activity compared to 5.25+/-3.52 h worked by controls; the mean difference of 0.89+/-4.20 h per day was highly significant (P<0.01). This loss of work time is perpetual, as chronic disease manifestations are mostly irreversible. An estimated 8% of potential male labour input is lost due to the disease. Regression analyses revealed that lymphatic filariasis has a significant effect on work time allotted to economic activity (P<0.05) but not on absenteeism from work (P>0.05). Female patients spent 0.31+/-1.42 h less on domestic activity compared to their matched controls (P<0.05). The results clearly show that the chronic form of lymphatic filariasis inflicts a considerable economic burden on affected individuals. (+info)Validation of an asthma symptom diary for interventional studies. (5/883)
OBJECTIVE: The Pediatric Asthma Diary was developed and validated to assess efficacy of interventions in children with asthma. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND SETTING: Diary validation was performed in a three week, prospective study of 106 children aged 6-14 years with asthma. Children were classified at baseline as either stable (requiring no additional asthma treatment) or new onset/worse (requiring either addition of or increase in anti-inflammatory treatment). RESULTS: A daytime symptom scale and "day without asthma" were defined from diary questions. Both measures demonstrated significant validity and responsiveness to anti-inflammatory treatment. The stable group experienced a higher percentage of days without asthma during week 1 compared with the new onset/worse group (39.6% v 11.6%, respectively). The new onset/worse patients experienced significant improvement in days without asthma (24.5%) compared with stable patients (6.4%). CONCLUSIONS: The Pediatric Asthma Diary daytime symptom scale and day without asthma are acceptable measures for use in asthma intervention studies of children aged 6-14 years. (+info)Changes at the high end of risk in cigarette smoking among US high school seniors, 1976-1995. (6/883)
OBJECTIVES: This study identified high school seniors at low, moderate and high risk for cigarette use to examine changes in the prevalence of daily smoking within risk groups from 1976 to 1995. METHODS: Data were taken from the Monitoring the Future Projects national surveys of high school seniors. Risk classification was based on grade point average, truancy, nights out per week, and religious commitment. Logistic regression models were used to estimate trends for all seniors and separately for White (n = 244,221), African American (n = 41,005), and Hispanic (n = 18,457) made and female subgroups. RESULTS: Risk group distribution (low = 45%, moderate = 30%, high = 25%) changed little over time. Between 1976 and 1990, greater absolute declines in smoking occurred among high-risk students (17 percentage points) than among low-risk students (6 percentage points). Particularly large declines occurred among high-risk African Americans and Hispanics. Smoking increased in all risk groups in the 1990s. CONCLUSIONS: Among high school seniors, a large part of the overall change in smoking occurred among high-risk youth. Policies and programs to reduce smoking among youth must have broad appeal, especially to those at the higher end of the risk spectrum. (+info)Measurement of fatigue in industries. (7/883)
Fatigue of workers is a complex phenomenon resulting from various factors in technically innovated modern industries, and it appears as a feeling of exhaustion, lowering of physiological functions, breakdown of autonomic nervous balance, and decrease in work efficiency. On the other hand industrial fatigue is caused by excessive workload, remarkable alteration in working posture and diurnal and nocturnal rhythms in daily life. Working modes in modern industries have changed from work with the whole body into that with the hands, arms, legs and/or eyes which are parts of the body, and from physical work to mental work. Visual display terminal (VDT) work is one of the most characteristic jobs in the various kinds of workplaces. A large number of fatigue tests have already been adopted, but it is still hard to draw a generalized conclusion as to the method of selecting the most appropriate test battery for a given work load. As apparatus for fatigue measurement of VDT work we have developed VRT (Visual Reaction Test) and the Portable Fatigue Meter. Furthermore, we have presented immune parameters of peripheral blood and splenic T cells for physical fatigue. (+info)Effects of mailed advice on stress reduction among employees in Japan: a randomized controlled trial. (8/883)
We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effects of mailed advice on reducing psychological distress, blood pressure, serum lipids, and sick leave of workers employed in a manufacturing plant in Japan. Those who indicated higher psychological distress (defined as having GHQ scores of three or greater) in the baseline questionnaire survey (n = 226) were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Individualized letters were sent to the subjects of the intervention group, informing them of their stress levels and recommending an improvement in daily habits and other behaviors to reduce stress. Eighty-one and 77 subjects in the intervention and control groups, respectively, responded to the one-year follow-up survey. No significant intervention effect was observed for the GHQ scores, blood pressure, serum lipids, or sick leave (p > 0.05). The intervention effect was marginally significant for changes in regular breakfasts and daily alcohol consumption (p = 0.09). The intervention effect was marginally significant for the GHQ scores among those who initially did not eat breakfast regularly (p = 0.06). The study suggests that only sending mailed advice is not an effective measure for worksite stress reduction. Mailed advice which focuses on a particular subgroup (e.g., those who do not eat breakfast regularly) may be more effective. (+info)Track and reduce absenteeism. *English-only vs. bilingual education. *Mainstreaming or fully including students with special ...
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- Commonly termed "indirect costs," these costs are most often associated with worker absenteeism and presenteeism. (springer.com)
- According to a recent survey conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 87 percent of manufacturing industry professionals polled said they are concerned about declines in productivity at their workplace due to absenteeism or presenteeism related to a flu pandemic. (manufacturing.net)
- Running parallel to absenteeism, presenteeism is the phenomenon of sick office workers coming in to work while being generally underproductive, and potentially spreading illness to other employees. (architectureanddesign.com.au)
- Both absenteeism and presenteeism present their own unique sets of challenges for employers. (architectureanddesign.com.au)
- This is the first study to quantify the total value of lost job productivity as a result of health problems - a phenomenon called presenteeism - which is more costly than medical expenditures and absenteeism. (duke.edu)
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- Much work has already shown the high costs of obesity in medical expenditures and absenteeism, but our findings are the first to measure the incremental costs of presenteeism for obese individuals separately by BMI class and gender among full time employees," said Finkelstein, also associate research professor of global health at the Duke Global Health Institute. (duke.edu)
- The relationship between modifiable health risk factors and medical expenditures, absenteeism, short-term disability, and presenteeism among employ. (nih.gov)
- We found a significant and consistent association among three factors (high biometric laboratory values, cigarette and alcohol use, and poor emotional health) and increased presenteeism for both men and women and increased absenteeism for women. (nih.gov)
- Sickness presenteeism today, sickness absenteeism tomorrow? (diva-portal.org)
- OBJECTIVE: To prospectively investigate whether sickness presenteeism (SP), ie, going to work despite illness, has an impact on future sickness absenteeism. (diva-portal.org)
- The aim of this research was to analyze the changes in the rate of teacher absenteeism among South African provinces as a major in-class factor contributing to student performance and effective learning. (mdpi.com)
- In addition, the sector is plagued with several problems, such as shortage of teachers in certain subjects, poor performance of teachers in classrooms, and teacher absenteeism, which lead to loss of time for teaching and insufficient coverage of the curriculum. (mdpi.com)
- Given the potential to reduce student absenteeism, teacher absenteeism, school operating costs, healthcare costs and parental absenteeism, a well-designed and analyzed trial is needed to optimize this hand hygiene technique. (biomedcentral.com)
- When it does not, teacher absenteeism is blamed. (pagemalaysia.org)
- Some degree of teacher absenteeism is globally accepted. (pagemalaysia.org)
- So we decided to take two steps back and address instead extreme teacher absenteeism in schools where students are deliberately left behind by teachers. (pagemalaysia.org)
- Then maybe, teacher absenteeism will gradually fall as it slowly and painfully tugs at the heart strings. (pagemalaysia.org)
- The question that begs to be answered is, who is accountable for extreme teacher absenteeism? (pagemalaysia.org)
- The current solutions for absenteeism revolve around the local department of human services and truancy courts. (edweek.org)
- Chronic absenteeism and habitual truancy are important predictors of school performance, including high school graduation. (in.gov)
- Each school district must identify a point of contact for all matters related to excessive absenteeism and truancy ( RCW 28A.225.026 ). (wa.us)
- Moreover, chronic absenteeism is often confused with truancy, which can lead to disproportionate suspensions and expulsions from school and inappropriate referrals of students and families to law enforcement. (ed.gov)
- While the authors acknowledge that truancy has a long history in the U.S., they point out that researchers have found links between chronic absenteeism and "a host of adverse academic outcomes. (umich.edu)
- This conference is a key deliverable of President Obama's My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Initiative and is designed to support state and local efforts to address and eliminate chronic absenteeism among our nation's most vulnerable students, particularly those attending low-performing schools. (ed.gov)
- They discovered that many managers, particularly professional managers, were not addressing the problem, with even those who acknowledged that it was their job to reduce worker absenteeism taking little action. (hsj.co.uk)
- According to Avaya UK manager Nick Roullier, allowing some staff to work flexibly can help reduce absenteeism. (is4profit.com)
- The AAP policy statement comes at a time when 36 states and the District of Columbia are holding schools accountable for their chronic absenteeism rates, generally defined as the share of students missing 10 percent or more of the school year for any reason, excused or unexcused. (georgetown.edu)
- The reports indicate chronic absenteeism rates of schools and school districts and which student subgroups have the highest chronic absenteeism rates. (scvnews.com)
- Torlakson has focused on reducing the state's chronic absenteeism rates, especially the rates for racial/ethnic groups and program populations (such as foster youth) which are significantly above the state average. (scvnews.com)
- To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive hand hygiene campaign on reducing absenteeism caused by influenza-like illness (ILI), diarrhea, conjunctivitis, and laboratory-confirmed influenza, we conducted a randomized control trial in 60 elementary schools in Cairo, Egypt. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- An intensive hand hygiene campaign was effective in reducing absenteeism caused by these illnesses. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- We assessed the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention, including alcohol-based hand-sanitizer and surface disinfection, in reducing absenteeism caused by gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses in elementary school students. (ciriscience.org)
- The United States CDC has estimated that the average school-aged child missed approximately one week annually due to illness-related absenteeism in 1995 [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the combined cost of absenteeism in Courts Service and Prison Service came to EUR9million. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Less than half of employers, the survey found, measure the cost of absenteeism. (toolbox.com)
- Furthermore, the cost of absenteeism estimates shown in this analysis exclude other potential economic costs associated with depression, including productivity loss while on the job, healthcare utilization, workers' compensation, and turnover, among others. (gallup.com)
- Small-business owners who allow staff to work from any location are far less likely to feel the financial impact of absenteeism, because their workers have access to the systems and services they need, whether they work from home or the office," he said. (is4profit.com)
- Conclusions: These results support the inverse relationship between absenteeism and academic achievement that was expected and has been found by other researchers. (ed.gov)
- A literature study, which reviewed research findings concerning absenteeism in South Africa and selected countries, provided a framework for the ensuing empirical inquiry. (unisa.ac.za)
- A qualitative study using in-depth interviews, focus group interviews, document review and observation as data gathering techniques focused on two selected primary schools with a high rate of learner absenteeism in the Acornhoek area of Mpumalanga, South Africa. (unisa.ac.za)
- Absenteeism exacerbates the difficulty of health service delivery in many countries where the number of nurses available is insufficient to meet all of the healthcare demands in the health care sector, in this regard South Africa is no exception to this problem. (sun.ac.za)
- ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Absenteeism is a problem all over the world and a solution cannot be easily found. (sun.ac.za)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday offered companies new guidelines for coping with the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, warning that employers could face crippling absenteeism as the U.S. flu season takes hold. (reuters.com)
- The incident is a dramatic example of the most troublesome and costly discipline problem in the nation's work places: absenteeism and the resulting conflicts that often arise when employers attempt to remedy high absence rates by instituting get-tough policies. (washingtonpost.com)
- Ill-health and absenteeism is extremely costly to employees, employers and insurance companies. (europa.eu)
- Employers' efforts to reduce absenteeism tend to concentrate on tightening up procedures and checks on absent workers. (europa.eu)
- It aims to break the germ transmission chain by providing a host of materials to educate and engage employees as well as tools to help employers reduce absenteeism. (manufacturing.net)
- Adrian Barnes, spokesman for DBS Law in Birmingham city centre's Broad Street, said: "Employers across the city are beginning to worry that a good run in the competition for England may lead to absenteeism as staff take unauthorised time off to watch the games or even to recover from the celebrations of the night before. (thefreedictionary.com)
- It's quite telling that the Australian culture of absenteeism/sickies is so deeply ingrained that a Prime Minister encourages people to stay at home nursing their celebratory hangovers, much to the dismay of employers. (architectureanddesign.com.au)
- Many health initiatives implemented by employers do not match reasons given for absenteeism and there seems to be a disconnect between the reasons why staff go on sick leave against the measures implemented to reduce sickness absence. (publicnet.co.uk)
- While there are many contributing factors, addressing health-related chronic absenteeism for students is key to closing the achievement gap (National Forum on Education Statistics, 2018). (nasn.org)
- 2013). School nurses also address chronic absenteeism by identifying and building on protective factors and connecting students and families with resources to mitigate barriers such as community resources for food, transportation, and housing (Jacobsen et al. (nasn.org)
- Using a convenience sampling technique 426 absentees, 22 teachers and 2 school nurses filled in three separate questionnaires in ten schools selected to determine the extent of absenteeism due to health related and other problems, the control measures taken and the awareness of school personnel. (unisa.ac.za)
- A systematic change programme is needed for a fundamental improvement, otherwise the healthcare sector will continue at the top of the league of absenteeism. (hsj.co.uk)
- By catalyzing nationwide action to implement and strengthen effective cross-sector early warning and response systems, which are proving integral to addressing chronic absenteeism, we can more effectively improve student achievement and other critical youth outcomes. (ed.gov)
- These high absenteeism rates lead to devastating outcomes such as students dropping out, low graduation rates and even juvenile justice contacts. (oregon.gov)
- The associations of absenteeism with BMI, academic achievement, SES, and school year were investigated with logistic binomial models using the modified sandwich variance estimator to adjust for multiple outcomes within schools. (ed.gov)
- The primary outcomes were rates of absenteeism caused by gastrointestinal or respiratory illness. (ciriscience.org)
- This is referred to as "health-related workplace absenteeism. (cdc.gov)
- You can view the latest trends in health-related workplace absenteeism below. (cdc.gov)
- Why is tracking health-related absenteeism important to workplace safety and health? (cdc.gov)
- Monitoring health-related absenteeism among workers is especially useful for assessing the occurrence of some illnesses, such as influenza. (cdc.gov)
- Health-related workplace absenteeism data add to the traditional influenza surveillance conducted by CDC, which is mainly based on disease reporting from doctors and laboratory testing. (cdc.gov)
- Each month during flu season, NIOSH updates charts showing the amount** of health-related absenteeism among full-time workers, using CPS data from the previous month. (cdc.gov)
- Organisational Change, Absenteeism and Welfare Dependency ," HERO On line Working Paper Series 2005:9, Oslo University, Health Economics Research Programme. (repec.org)
- : Ill-health and workplace absenteeism: initiatives for prevention highlighted the need to give it a higher priority, focusing on health as well as on financial and economic aspects. (europa.eu)
- SMEs , which are particularly vulnerable and often lack the resources and skills to prevent absenteeism, must be supported and encouraged in order to reduce ill-health. (europa.eu)
- The study, which appears in the December issue of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, is led by John Cawley, Ph.D., of Cornell University and the National Bureau of Economic Research, Ithaca, N.Y. Cawley and other researchers used nationally representative health data to analyze the rates and costs of obesity-related absenteeism. (ehstoday.com)
- The report, released Monday, says the average full-time Canadian worker was absent for 9.3 days in 2011 - the latest year for which figures are available - with the highest absenteeism rates found in the health-care and social assistance sector. (macleans.ca)
- Cross-sector partnerships with local and state health agencies, community based organizations, community and business members and families must be leveraged to provide essential wraparound support to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism for all students. (oregon.gov)
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is monitoring health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time workers in the U.S. using data received monthly from the Current Population Survey . (cdc.gov)
- The prevalence of health-related workplace absenteeism was not higher than expected during the months of November and December 2017. (cdc.gov)
- David Leyshon, Managing Director of CBSbutler says: "Persistent absenteeism can clearly be a sign of health issues, but worryingly, it can also mean there are underlying problems within an organisation. (hrreview.co.uk)
- New York, New York, USA), electronic health data are collected daily on ≈70%-80% of the total nurse visits in the city's public schools, kindergarten through grade 8, and on all-cause school absenteeism. (cdc.gov)
- It makes sense, given the role that student health plays in absenteeism. (georgetown.edu)
- And it cites research connecting absenteeism with risky health behavior, such as cigarette use, substance abuse and teen pregnancy. (georgetown.edu)
- Quantitatively, change of health risks and absenteeism serves as a reference to others engaging in workplace health promotion. (deepdyve.com)
- Health related absenteeism was identified as a problem in the schools in the Molopo region, needing a multi-disciplinary approach which included the parents. (unisa.ac.za)
- Health problems were identified as the main reasons for absenteeism. (unisa.ac.za)
- Recommendations made related to the provision of school health services that promote the health status of the pupils based on Primary Health Care principles, parental involvement in school health matters and the formulation of policies aimed at controlling absenteeism in schools. (unisa.ac.za)
- Absenteeism of nurses is on the increase at primary care centres in the Ethekwini municipal district and it has a negative impact on provision of health care services where the study is proposed. (sun.ac.za)
- On the one hand, access to care may increase utilization of preventative care (in the case of well child visits) and early action care (doctor visits for mild illnesses), leading to an increased rate of absenteeism. (rti.org)
- Unionized workers also had a higher absenteeism rate of 13.2 days compared with 7.5 days for non-unionized workers. (macleans.ca)
- Nationally, Oregon's chronic absenteeism rate consistently ranks within the bottom 20 percent of states. (oregon.gov)
- However, they are missing school at a greater rate than their peers, setting themselves up for the negative fallout that accompanies absenteeism. (bio-medicine.org)
- Absenteeism and incident frequency rate data were collected over a 33 month period that covered three different roster schedules. (bmj.com)
- She also suggests ways to cut the absenteeism rate substantially. (publicnet.co.uk)
- As a result, this affects their quality of academic life and also absenteeism rate is increased. (scirp.org)
- With the increasing rate of absenteeism in many traditional classrooms, creating a program that fosters engagement, as well as varying learning options, can help decrease the likelihood of absenteeism drastically. (schoolmart.com)
- The adjusted absenteeism rate for gastrointestinal illness was significantly lower in the intervention-group subjects compared with control subjects. (ciriscience.org)
- The adjusted absenteeism rate for respiratory illness was not significantly different between groups. (ciriscience.org)
- The chamber acknowledged that influenza rates and absenteeism are difficult to predict but said business owners and corporate executives need to be aware of how bad the situation could become. (reuters.com)
- Absenteeism at such rates -- far above the national average, which is estimated at between 2 and 6 percent -- is highly inefficient because production is slowed and workers often must be assigned unfamiliar tasks to replace absentees, Priftis said. (washingtonpost.com)
- The rates of chronic absenteeism in Oregon schools is worse than in schools in many other states around the country. (opb.org)
- Those in the professional, scientific and technical services industries had the lowest rates of absenteeism, with an average of 5.8 days. (macleans.ca)
- Workers in Saskatchewan had the highest absenteeism rates, averaging 11 days, followed by those in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec at 10.8 days. (macleans.ca)
- The only significant change in absenteeism rates was an increase in the maintenance sector in the third data collection period. (bmj.com)
- Absenteeism rates in the mining and CPP sectors were not different between data collection periods. (bmj.com)
- However, when unregulated and excessive overtime was introduced as part of the 12-hour/5-day roster, absenteeism rates were increased in the maintenance sector. (bmj.com)
- Provides information about persistent absentees, including their number and absenteeism rates. (www.gov.uk)
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Tuesday the availability of statewide chronic absenteeism data for the first time in California, providing a new understanding of absenteeism rates and enabling schools to see at a comprehensive level which students are missing school and in danger of falling behind. (scvnews.com)
- The calculator uses effectiveness measures (absenteeism and staff turnover rates) and change estimates sourced from 55 case studies to generate the annual savings an employer may potentially gain. (biomedcentral.com)
- The study of more than a thousand 4th, 5th and 6th graders in the Philadelphia school system also determined that body mass index, or BMI, is as significant a factor in determining absenteeism from school as age, race, socioeconomic status and gender, formerly the four main predictors. (bio-medicine.org)
- Today, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education announce two groundbreaking campaigns to address and eliminate chronic student absenteeism in this country: the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Success Mentors Initiative -- with 10 initial participating cities -- and a multi-million dollar Ad Council campaign to engage parents on this critical issue. (ed.gov)
- It can ultimately make a real difference for students in the future, and establishing new patterns of teaching can excite your students, reducing the likelihood of absenteeism. (schoolmart.com)
- CONCLUSIONS: SP may be an important phenomenon to consider when evaluating measures aimed at decreasing sickness absenteeism because more SP may lead to future sickness absence. (diva-portal.org)
- Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of menstrual pain and its effect on sickness absenteeism on nursing student. (scirp.org)
- Absenteeism is usually sickness-related. (enacademic.com)
- The aim of this research was to identify factors that contribute to absenteeism of nurses at eight primary care centres in the Ethekwini municipal district of KwaZulu- Natal. (sun.ac.za)
- Eversheds' survey of more than 420 HR professionals across the UK indicates the majority (72%) have already suffered absenteeism due to swine flu. (personneltoday.com)
- Female workers accounted for about three-fourths of the total cost of obesity-related absenteeism: $3.2 billion. (ehstoday.com)
- Absenteeism costs the Canadian economy more than $16 billion a year, according to a study by the Conference Board of Canada. (macleans.ca)
- The survey revealed that the cost of public sector absenteeism to the taxpayer is approximately £4 billion a year. (publicnet.co.uk)
- The annual loss to the South African economy caused by absenteeism is between R12 billion and R19.144 billion per year. (sun.ac.za)
- One study estimated that every severely obese worker costs the economy $1,627 per year as a result of absenteeism. (prweb.com)
- Absenteeism varies according to job assignments, with professional and managerial personnel taking average annual sick leave of 4 days, whereas unskilled workers claim an average of 18 days of sick leave during the year. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Chronic absenteeism or missing at least 10 percent of school days in a school year for any reason, excused or unexcused is a primary cause of low academic achievement and a powerful predictor of those students who may eventually drop out of school. (ed.gov)
- An Avaya survey found that one-fifth of small firms lose an average of £25,000 a year because of unscheduled staff absenteeism, caused by everyday occurrences including commuting delays and illness. (is4profit.com)
- Ohio defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent or more of the school year for any reason. (ohio.gov)
- Since the new Labor Law (LOTTT) was approved last year, labor absenteeism in Venezuela has increased alarmingly. (caracaschronicles.com)
- Regression analyses were used to compare school absenteeism and the highest grade attained after 1 year of follow-up in food secure and insecure adolescents. (biomedcentral.com)
- The number of absenteeism between 1-5 days a year is the biggest number in this year. (essayforum.com)
- Chronic absenteeism occurs when students miss more than fifteen days of school throughout the year, ultimately causing them to fall behind in their schoolwork and classroom development compared to their peers. (schoolmart.com)
- Medical-based understanding of absenteeism finds support in research that links absenteeism for medical reasons with mental and behavioral disorders, diseases of the digestive system, neoplasms, and diseases of the genitourinary system.This excludes pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium. (wikipedia.org)
- The Back2School condition is a Modular Trans-Diagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MTCBT) treating school absenteeism in youths. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Additional file 1: Performance objectives regarding four behavioral determinants in decision making on illness absenteeism: knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and risk perception. (springermedizin.de)
- Additional file 2: Theory-based methods to target four behavioral determinants in decision making on illness absenteeism: knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and risk perception. (springermedizin.de)
- She said: "It's clear that the actions we are taking to reduce absenteeism from schools in Wales are having a positive impact. (thefreedictionary.com)
- THE Ministry of Education in Kasama has said absenteeism of girls in schools due to lack of sanitary towels was a major hindrance to development. (co.zm)
- The findings of this research could assist the management of the basic education department in general, and in schools in particular, to understand the problem of absenteeism and thereby enabling the implementation of effective strategies that can be used to curb the practice. (mdpi.com)
- The study concludes with recommendations to prevent learner absenteeism in order to improve teaching and learning in South African primary schools. (unisa.ac.za)
- Absenteeism, especially in K-12 schools, can be frustrating for instructors and ultimately have a negative impact on students. (schoolmart.com)
- Inadequate communication between the schools and parents as well as lack of guidelines on the control of absenteeism, were other problems identified. (unisa.ac.za)
- Chronic absenteeism in Oregon has a disproportionate impact on specific populations: Oregon's American Indian and Alaska Native students, students with disabilities, students of color, students experiencing economic disadvantage and students who have received at least one out-of-school suspension. (oregon.gov)
- To determine the threshold and pattern in lagged days that best predicts an outbreak of absenteeism and fever/influenza syndrome, we applied the Sasaki et al. (cdc.gov)
- Results revealed a moderately positive in-phase correlation between absenteeism and fever/influenza syndrome by school district during the pH1N1 period (r = 0.264) but a weak correlation over the entire study period (September 6, 2005-June 26, 2009) (r = 0.086). (cdc.gov)
- entire study period, r = 0.213), indicating that changes in absenteeism were most strongly correlated with changes in fever/influenza syndrome visits 2 days earlier. (cdc.gov)
- The main objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a new psychological intervention, called Back2School, in helping youths with problematic school absenteeism to return to school. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Furthermore, the study will examine how well this program fares against the treatment or interventions that are usually given to youths with school absenteeism (treatment as usual or TAU). (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Trial design The study is a randomized controlled superiority trial (RCT) that compares a modular trans-diagnostic CBT intervention (Back2School), treating school absenteeism in youths aged 7-17 years with treatment as usual (TAU). (clinicaltrials.gov)
- There is no considerable effect of supervisor training on employees' stress (6 studies) or absenteeism (1 study ) when compared to no training. (cochrane.org)
- Study confirms that living with a smoker increases absenteeism in schoo. (bio-medicine.org)
- The objectives of this study were to measure the effectiveness of an intensive hand hygiene intervention campaign in reducing the incidence of absenteeism caused by illness and the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza in schoolchildren in Egypt. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- For women, obesity was linked to absenteeism across all occupational categories. (ehstoday.com)
- Such interventions may be particularly cost effective when targeted to those with the highest costs of obesity-related absenteeism: the morbidly obese, women more than men, and managers more than other occupations. (ehstoday.com)
- Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn stu. (bio-medicine.org)
- He had already accumulated 7 1/2 points of "absence occurrences" under Allied-Bendix's new absenteeism policy, and if he was charged with another half point for leaving early, his eighth point would mean termination. (washingtonpost.com)
- Second-hand smoking has been shown to increase incidence of ear infections and several respiratory conditions, and school absenteeism is an accessible measure of serious illness in children. (bio-medicine.org)
- Conversely, such cleaning could be expected to have a lesser effect on airborne contaminants, thereby possibly not reducing absenteeism from respiratory illness. (ciriscience.org)
- Companies consistently rank absenteeism as the biggest discipline problem and, in an era of intense corporate competition, are experimenting more than ever with approaches to reduce it, according to the private Bureau of National Affairs. (washingtonpost.com)
- Absenteeism appears to be a universal problem. (frontiersin.org)
- The author examines management attitudes to absenteeism, which are part of the problem. (publicnet.co.uk)
- Tackling the problem in hindsight, as councils are doing presently, actually compounds the culture of absenteeism, making the problem increasingly complex and impossible to manage effectively. (publicnet.co.uk)
- Absenteeism due to communicable illness is a major problem encountered by North American elementary school children. (biomedcentral.com)
- We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an intensive hand hygiene campaign in reducing the absenteeism of schoolchildren due to illness, student in-class reported illness, and laboratory-confirmed influenza. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- For example, if a student was struggling with social anxiety, allowing them to take part in lessons from home through video is a fantastic way to combat absenteeism. (schoolmart.com)
- The absent adult student: Absenteeism is a growing concern throughout Quebec Adult Education. (beyondthetools.com)
- Frequent and prolonged episodes of nonfatal diarrhea can lead to malnutrition, stunting of growth, and absenteeism in schoolage children ( 8 , 9 ). (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- Learner absenteeism negatively impacts effective professional practice, that is, teaching and learning. (unisa.ac.za)
- An examination of the indirect costs showed that 1 % was allotted for long-term disability, 6 % for short-term disability, and 6 % for absenteeism. (springer.com)