TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Understanding sickness presenteeism through the experience of immigrant workers in a context of economic crisis
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Galon, Tanyse
A1  - Briones-Vozmediano, Erica
A1  - Agudelo-Suárez, Andrés A.
A1  - Felt, Emily B.
A1  - Benavides, Fernando G.
A1  - Ronda, Elena
SP  - 950
EP  - 959
VL  - 57
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22346
ID  - ref1
ER  -