Influenza and Workplace Productivity Loss in Working Adults

Van Wormer, Jeffrey J.; King, Jennifer P.; Gajewski, Anna; McLean, Huong Q.; Belongia, Edward A.

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Influenza and Workplace Productivity Loss in Working Adults

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12 2017
By Van Wormer, Jeffrey J. ; King, Jennifer P. ; Gajewski, Anna ; ...

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J Occup Environ Med
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Van Wormer, Jeffrey J. ; King, Jennifer P. ; Gajewski, Anna ; McLean, Huong Q. ; Belongia, Edward A.
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Objective:

Few studies have examined how acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) influence workplace productivity. We examined the association between laboratory-confirmed influenza and combined absenteeism/presenteeism.

Methods:

Linear regression was used to model the association between influenza (by seasonal vaccine status) and productivity loss over 7 to 17 days following symptom onset in 1278 employed adults in an influenza vaccine effectiveness study during the 2012 to 2013 through 2015 to 2016 seasons.

Results:

Influenza was significantly associated with workplace productivity loss (P < 0.001), but there were no significant differences between virus type/subtypes or seasonal vaccine status. Regardless of vaccination, participants with H1N1pdm09, H3N2, or B infection had the greatest mean productivity loss (range, 67% to 74%), while those with non-influenza ARI had the lowest productivity loss (58% to 59%).

Conclusions:

Compared with non-influenza ARI, those with influenza lose an additional half day of work due to absenteeism/presenteeism over the week following symptom onset.
Subjects:

Absenteeism Adolescent Adult Cost Of Illness Cross-Sectional Studies Efficiency Female Humans Influenza, Human Influenza Vaccines Male Middle Aged Presenteeism Vaccination Workplace Young Adult
Source:

J Occup Environ Med. 59(12):1135-1139
Pubmed ID:

28759481
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9982836
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

U01 IP000471/IP/NCIRD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 IP001038/IP/NCIRD CDC HHSUnited States/
Volume:

59
Issue:

12
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CDC Public Access
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