Table 1 Summary of study characteristics
From: A systematic review of infectious illness Presenteeism: prevalence, reasons and risk factors
Reference | Country | Study design | Sample (N, age, % male) | Illness | Outcome(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ablah 2008 [19] | America | Cross-sectional survey | Employees from organisations represented at a Pandemic Influenza Workgroup (1485, < 30- > 60, 28) | ILI | Prevalence, associations |
Bhadelia 2013 [20] | America | Cross-sectional records review | HCWs at a tertiary care centre with ILI and tested for influenza (352, 21–68, 25) | ILI | Prevalence, associations |
Bracewell 2010 [21] | New Zealand | Cross-sectional survey | Hospital clinical staff (224, < 25- > 55, 19) | Infectious illnesses | Prevalence, reasons, associations |
Carroll 2016 [22] | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional interview | Parents of pre-school children (3, 26–47) | RTI | Reasons |
CDC 2004 [23] | America | Cross-sectional survey | Noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian adults (2231, 18–97, 48.7) | ILI | Prevalence |
Chambers 2017 [24] | New Zealand | Cross-sectional survey | Senior physicians and dentists (1806, 20- > 60, 59) | Infectious illnesses | Prevalence, associations |
Chiu 2017 [25] | America | Cross-sectional survey | HCPs during 2014–15 influenza season (1914, 18- > 50, nr) | ILI | Prevalence, reasons, associations |
de Perio 2014 [26] | America | Cross-sectional survey | School employees (412, 22–71, 18) | ILI | Prevalence, reasons, associations |
Gudgeon 2009 [27] | Canada | Cross-sectional survey | Medical students, surgical residents and staff physicians (668, nr, nr) | RTI | Prevalence, reasons, associations |
Jena 2012 [28] | America | Cross-sectional survey | Resident physicians (150, nr, nr) | ILI | Prevalence, reasons, associations |
Juszczyk 2018 [29] | Poland | Cross-sectional records review | Patients who were professionally active, employed, or running their own business (550,360, 19–64, 38.1) | RTI | Prevalence |
Kobayashi 2016 [30] | America | Cross-sectional survey | Staff members at a skilled nursing facility (162, nr, nr) | RTI | Prevalence |
LaVela 2007 [31] | America | Cross-sectional survey | HCWs caring for persons with spinal cord injuries (820, < 25- > 65, 26.71) | RTI | Prevalence, associations |
Martinez 2012 [32] | Portugal | Cross-sectional survey | Nurses from a major public hospital (296, M = 35.7, 27.7) | RTI | Prevalence |
Mitchell 2017 [33] | Canada | Cross-sectional survey | Resident physicians (323, nr, 20.1) | Symptoms of infectious illness | Prevalence, associations |
Mossad 2017 [34] | America | Cross-sectional survey | HCPs caring for transplant and internal medicine patients (286, Me = 35, 28) | ILI | Prevalence, associations |
Perkin 2003 study 1 [18] | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional survey | Junior doctors (81, nr, 56.8) | Infectious illnesses | Prevalence, reasons |
Perkin 2003 study 2 [18] | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional survey | Junior doctors (110, nr, 60.0) | Infectious illnesses | Prevalence, reasons |
Rebmann 2016 [35] | America | Cross-sectional survey | School nurses (133, < 40- > 61, 0.8) | ILI | Prevalence, reasons |
Rosvold 2001 [36] | Norway | Cross-sectional survey | Physicians (1015, M = 42.3, 57) | Infectious illnesses | Prevalence |
Rousculp 2010 [37] | America | Prospective monthly survey | Employees from 3 large US employers (793, M = 40.7, 64.4) | ILI | Prevalence, associations |
Tan 2014 [38] | New Zealand | Cross-sectional survey | Tertiary care hospital physicians (328, nr, 55) | ILI | Prevalence |
Veale 2016 [39] | Canada | Cross-sectional survey | Medical students (549, nr, nr) | Symptoms of infectious illness | Prevalence, reasons |
Whysall 2018 [40] | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional survey | Employees of a large UK Utilities organisation (316, nr, nr) | RTI | Prevalence |