@article{ref1,
title="Understanding sickness presenteeism through the experience of immigrant workers in a context of economic crisis",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2014",
author="Galon, Tanyse and Briones-Vozmediano, Erica and Agudelo-Suárez, Andrés A. and Felt, Emily B. and Benavides, Fernando G. and Ronda, Elena",
volume="57",
number="8",
pages="950-959",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Previous economic recessions show that immigrant workers may experience longer periods of unemployment, a situation that may lead employees to presenteeism, the act of working in spite of a health problem. This study explored perceptions about the factors that lead to presenteeism in immigrant workers considering the context of economic crisis. <br><br>METHODS: Six focus group discussions were held (February 2012), with men and women from Colombia, Ecuador, and Morocco (n = 44) living in Spain and selected by theoretical sample. A qualitative content analysis was performed. <br><br>RESULTS: Four categories were identified as factors that influence the occurrence of presenteeism in a context of economic crisis: poor employment conditions, fear of unemployment, employer/employee relationship, and difficulties in finding temporary replacement workers. Furthermore, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and mental problems were related to presenteeism. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: It is important to develop strategies to protect workers from negative working conditions that are associated with deterioration of health. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22346",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22346"
}