The Relationships Between Lost Work Time and Duration of Absence Spells: Proposal for a Payroll Driven Measure of Absenteeism

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• Personal Author:
  Cantley L ; Cullen MR ; Fiellin M ; Hill JJ III ; Slade MD ; Vegso S
• Description:
  Objective: To propose a standard measure of absenteeism (the work lost rate [WLR]) be included in future research to facilitate understanding and allow for translation of findings between scientific disciplines. Methods: Hourly payroll data derived from "punch clock" reports was used to compare various measures of absenteeism used in the literature and the application of the proposed metric (N = 4000 workers). Results: Unpaid hours and full absent days were highly correlated with the WLR (r = 0.896 to 0.898). The highest percentage of unpaid hours (lost work time) is captured by absence spells of 1 and 2 days duration. Conclusion: The proposed WLR metric captures: 1) The range and distribution of the individual WLRs, 2) the percentage of subjects with no unpaid hours, and 3) the population WLR and should be included whenever payroll data is used to measure absenteeism. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Behavior Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Lost Work Days Occupational Medicine Work Performance Work Schedules
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058239
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2008 Jul; 50(7):840-851
• Contact Point Address:
  James Hill, MD, MPH, Yale University School of Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, 135 College Street, Suite 366, New Haven, CT 06510
• Email:
  james.j.hill@yale.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Yale University School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221370/cdc_221370_DS1.pdf
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