BACKGROUND School absenteeism data may have utility as an early indicator of disease outbreaks, however their value should be critically examined. This paper describes an evaluation of the utility of school absenteeism data for early outbreak detection in New York City (NYC). METHODS To assess citywide temporal trends in absenteeism, we downloaded three years (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04) of da...

Word Count: Abstract 205 Main Text 4064 Additional file: A summary of studies included in the review. Abstract The contribution of inadequate health worker numbers and emigration have been highlighted in the international literature but relatively little attention has been paid to absenteeism as a factor that undermines health care delivery in low income countries. We therefore aimed to review ...

background: occupational stress occurs when job needs do not comply with the abilities, support, and needs of the employee. in addition to negatively affecting the physical and mental health of individuals, occupational stress can reduce their efficiency and productivity in organizations. this paper investigated the rate of job stress and its relation to absenteeism in workers. methods: in this...

BACKGROUND School absenteeism is a common source of data used in syndromic surveillance, which can eventually be used for early outbreak detection. However, the absenteeism reporting system in most schools, especially in developing countries, relies on a paper-based method that limits its use for disease surveillance or outbreak detection. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to develop ...

Over decades of study, problematic school absenteeism in youths has been associated with diverse terms such as truancy, psychoneurotic truancy, school refusal, school phobia, and separation anxiety. Unfortunately, such disparity has led to lack of consensus regarding definition, assessment, and treatment for this population. This is especially problematic given that school absenteeism and dropo...

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the relationship between weight change and workplace absenteeism. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which weight change predicted 2-year absenteeism. METHODS A longitudinal analysis of 1,228 employees enrolled in a worksite-randomized controlled trial was performed. Participants were all working adults in the Minneapolis, MN, area (USA). ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to determine if the Washoe County School District Wellness Program impacted employee health care costs and rates of absenteeism over a 2-year period. METHODS Outcome variables included health care costs and absenteeism during 2001-2002. Data were collected on 6246 employees over a 6-year period from 1997-2002. Baseline health claims costs and absentee...

Chronic absenteeism is associated with poorer academic performance and higher attrition in kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) schools. In prior research, students who were chronically absent generally had fewer employment opportunities and worse health after graduation. We examined the impact that environmental factors surrounding schools have on chronic absenteeism. We estimated the greenness (...

This paper examines the relationship between financial stress and absenteeism. A conceptual model was derived from a Health Promotion Model and empirically tested to investigate relationships among determinants (individual characteristics), stress (financial stress), physical and psychological responses (organizational commitment and health), and absenteeism. Using data from white-collar worker...