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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: presenteeism + employees + depressed  Related to the article below (Last Update: 8/5/2008)

There are alternatives to cutting employee benefits
Reliable Plant Magazine, OK - Jul 15, 2008
3 "Presenteeism, which essentially means coming to work when you're not feeling well enough to do so, is an expensive problem for companies with obese ...
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Health, Absence, Disability, and Presenteeism Cost Estimates of Certain Physical and Mental Health … -
RZ Goetzel, SR Long, RJ Ozminkowski, K Hawkins, S … - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2004 - joem.org
... had annual per-employee presenteeism costs greater than $200 per year: arthritis
(approximately $252), hypertension ($247), depression/sadness/mental illness ...

The Association of Medical Conditions and Presenteeism. -
WN Burton, G Pransky, DJ Conti, CY Chen, DW … - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2004 - joem.org
... of depression with respect to presenteeism compared to ... or that a significant subset
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Unemployment, Job Retention, and Productivity Loss Among Employees With Depression -
D Lerner, DA Adler, H Chang, L Lapitsky, MY Hood, … - Psychiatric Services, 2004 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
... with depression had significantly more job turnover, presenteeism, and absenteeism.
CONCLUSIONS: In addition to helping employees with depression obtain high ...

Cost of Lost Productive Work Time Among US Workers With Depression -
WF Stewart, JA Ricci, E Chee, SR Hahn, D … - JAMA, 2003 - Am Med Assoc
... the proportion with missing presenteeism estimates from ... medical claims data to identify
employees with depression ... are not captured for depressed individuals who ...

The Clinical and Occupational Correlates of Work Productivity Loss Among Employed Patients With … -
D Lerner, DA Adler, H Chang, ER Berndt, JT Irish, … - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2004 - joem.org
... between depression symptoms and both presenteeism and absenteeism supports current
efforts to improve employees' access to quality depression treatment, 36,37 ...

… Health Services: Why Employers Should Care About the Mental Health and Well-Being of Their Employees … -
RZ Goetzel, RJ Ozminkowski, LI Sederer, TL Mark - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2002 - joem.org
... as 20% of their productivity when depressed because of ... estimates using a newly developed
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Absenteeism Among Employees Treated for Depression. -
AJ Claxton, AJ Chawla, S Kennedy - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1999 - joem.org
... Health, Absence, Disability, and Presenteeism Cost Estimates of ... Health and Well-Being
of Their Employees. ... ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN DISABILITY ...

Presenteeism in Nursing: A Clear and Present Danger to Productivity. -
PC Pilette, BC APRN, CRS DAPA - JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 2005 - jonajournal.com
... and condition responsible for presenteeism and for ... various ways of supporting employees
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Which presenteeism measures are more sensitive to depression and anxiety? -
K Sanderson, E Tilse, J Nicholson, B Oldenburg, N … - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2007 - Elsevier
... Presenteeism and absenteeism in the past 4 weeks for all employees at baseline
(N = 432) and by depression/anxiety status: no syndrome versus any of minor ...

Presenteeism: at work--but out of it. -
P Hemp - Harv Bus Rev, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... researchers have discovered that presenteeism-related declines ... to make targeted
investments in employees' health care ... for instance, or therapy for depression. ...

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Depressed Employees Vulnerable To Presenteeism And Absenteeism

 
 
A new study released today in the American Journal of Psychiatry examines the impact depression has on work productivity. The study, conducted by researchers at Tufts-New England Medical Center, compared depressed employees with two groups: those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is a condition associated with work disability, and depression-free healthy employees. When compared, the depression group was far more vulnerable to job loss, absenteeism (missed work days) and presenteeism (impaired productivity while at work). Furthermore, the researchers noted that even when depressed subjects received treatment and experienced improvement in their clinical symptoms, their work productivity was still impaired.

"In order for the United States to remain competitive and innovative, it's vital to address the physical and emotional burden of depression," said Lead Author and Co-Investigator David Adler, MD, Senior Psychiatrist at Tufts-New England Medical Center. "Depression hits at all levels of health, and figuring out new ways for people to improve functioning is more important than ever."

The three groups were surveyed using reliable, validated self-administrated questionnaires. The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) developed under the direction of Debra Lerner, MS, PhD, Study Principal Investigator and Director of Tufts-NEMC's Institute of Clinical Research's Program on Health, Work and Productivity, was used to measure the effect of chronic health problems on job performance and productivity. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was utilized to both screen and follow patient's depression. The National Institute of Mental Health funded the four-year study.

The study enrolled 572 patients who were recruited from February 2001 and March 2003 from primary care physician offices covered by Tufts Health Plan, the Fallon Clinic and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Participants were followed for 18 months. At baseline, 44 percent of the depressed group was taking antidepressants, but were still clinically depressed.

"Depression is an issue that effects employees, their families and employers," said Dr. Lerner. The cost of lost productivity is staggeringly large. "There is a prevailing myth that many chronically ill people prefer to go out on disability, but our experience is that most want to continue to work and feel productive. Also, many realize that disability benefits will not fully replace earnings and will result in economic hardship.

Instituting increased and improved services to help people with depression remain productive could be a win/win for both employers and employees."

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