2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background The growing prevalence of chronic conditions in the ageing
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workforce has been shown to have a negative impact in terms of optimal
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work performance and quality of life. It is therefore important to
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understand the factors associated with sickness absence due to health
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problems.
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Aims To examine the socio-demographics, health status indicators,
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barriers to self-care and social support associated with working adults
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missing work because of chronic conditions.
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Methods We analysed data from working adults in the USA with one or more
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chronic conditions who completed the National Council on Aging (NCOA)
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Chronic Care Survey. Analyses were performed using SPSS version 22;
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independent sample t-tests and chi-squared tests were used to compare
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sample characteristics and logistic regression was used to assess
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factors associated with missed work as a dichotomous outcome variable.
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Results Among the 250 study subjects, employees who reported poorer
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general health status {[}odd ratio (OR) = 1.62, P < 0.05], more
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physician visits (OR = 1.45, P < 0.01), not having enough money for
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their health (OR = 3.69, P < 0.01) and a higher reliance on their
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co-workers (OR = 1.71, P < 0.05) were significantly more likely to
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report sickness absence due to their chronic conditions.
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Conclusions To reduce absences among employees with chronic conditions,
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employers need to understand the importance of factors such as employee
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income, resources and knowledge of disease self-care. US employers
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should explore opportunities for employees to offset health care costs,
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apply appropriate time-flexible work policies and encourage employees''
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participation in health knowledge enhancing interventions.'
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affiliation: 'Meng, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Georgia, Workpl Hlth Grp, Dept
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Hlth Promot \& Behav, Coll Publ Hlth, 346 Wright Hall, Athens, GA 30602 USA.
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Meng, L.; Robinson, K. T., Univ Georgia, Workpl Hlth Grp, Dept Hlth Promot \& Behav,
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Coll Publ Hlth, 346 Wright Hall, Athens, GA 30602 USA.
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Smith, M. L., Univ Georgia, Inst Gerontol, Dept Hlth Promot \& Behav, Coll Publ
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Hlth, 101 Hudson Hall, Athens, GA 30602 USA.
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Smith, M. L., Texas A\&M Univ, Ctr Populat Hlth \& Aging, Dept Hlth Promot \& Community
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Hlth Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, College Stn, TX 77842 USA.'
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author: Meng, L. and Robinson, K. T. and Smith, M. L.
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author-email: lm38147@uga.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Meng
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given: L.
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- family: Robinson
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given: K. T.
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- family: Smith
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given: M. L.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqx028
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eissn: 1471-8405
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files: []
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issn: 0962-7480
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journal: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
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keywords: 'Chronic disease; health workplaces; management policy; workplace;
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workplace health promotion'
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keywords-plus: CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH; WORK; IMPACT
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '10'
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orcid-numbers: Meng, Lu/0000-0003-4078-8480
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pages: 296-300
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papis_id: 0efe55975aa4851221a55293c835805d
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ref: Meng2017factorsassociated
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researcherid-numbers: 'Meng, Lu/GXN-0092-2022
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Factors associated with sickness absence among employees with chronic conditions
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000404120600011
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '67'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2017'
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