RT Journal Article
T1 Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Apostolo, Joao
A1 Rodrigues, Rogério
A1 Martins Teixeira da Costa, Emilia
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Martínez Isasi, Santiago
A1 Fernández García, Daniel
A1 Vilches Arenas, Ángel
AB Background: A large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users.Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A systematic review following the PRISMA format was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, and ScienceDirect electronic databases in January 2023, using the following key words: Presenteeism, Mental Health, and COVID-19. The eligibility criteria applied were original articles published in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (data collection date: January 01, 2020 - January 01, 2023), and articles assessing at least one measure of presenteeism and mental health status. Methodological quality was assessed using the critical appraisal tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The followed protocol is listed in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with code CRD42023391409.Results: A total of 25 studies were included in this review recruiting a total of 164,274 participants. A number of factors influencing mental health and sickness presenteeism were identified: (1) mental health-related factors (burnout [in 4 studies], stress [in 9 studies], depression [in 1 study], fear of COVID-19 [in 1 study], no well-being [in 2 studies], etc.); (2) individual factors (health status [in 1 study], being young [in 1 study], workers who experienced interrupted medical care [in 2 studies], having a chronic disease [in 1 study], etc.); (3) factors related to the situation caused by COVID-19 (confinement, symptoms, loss of contract, risk of bankruptcy, etc. [in 1 study each one]); and (4) factors derived from working conditions (organisational support [in 1 study], patient care [in 1 study], work functioning or task performance impairment [in 4 studies], work fatigue [in 2 studies], safety climate [in 1 study], workload [in 1 study], etc.).Conclusion: Identifying the key determinants of presenteeism and understanding the phenomena and origins of sickness presenteeism will help to create a safe working environment and optimal organisational systems to protect vulnerable workers in a pandemic context.
PB Frontiers Media
SN 2296-2565 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-09-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23290
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23290
LA eng
NO García-Iglesias, J. J., Gómez-Salgado, J., Apostolo, J., Rodrigues, R., Costa, E. I., Ruiz-Frutos, C., Martínez-Isasi, S., Fernández-García, D., & Vilches-Arenas, Á. (2023). Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. In Frontiers in Public Health (Vol. 11). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1224332
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026