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Factors Associated With Presenteeism at Work in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Hadeel Zaghloul1, Omar Omar, Maria Pallayova
1Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York (Drs Zaghloul, Pallayova, Taheri); Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar (Drs Zaghloul, Pallayova, Taheri); Clinical Research Core, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar (Mr Omar, Dr Pallayova, Ms Choudhury, Dr Taheri); and Birmingham and Black Country NIHR CLAHRC Theme 8, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (Ms Choudhury, Dr Taheri).
Objective:
Our study aimed to identify factors associated with decreased presenteeism in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods:
Data were collected from 147 T2DM participants. Questionnaires were completed: Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) assessing health status and employee productivity, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for mental health, SF-36 for quality of life, Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) to measure diabetes-related emotional distress, and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument for diabetic neuropathy.
Results:
PAID score was negatively related to the SPS-6 score (r = -0.527, P < 0.001). Both anxiety and depression were negatively correlated with SPS-6 (r = -0.377, P < 0.001 and r = -0.603, P < 0.001, respectively). Seven out of eight different categories of SF-36 were significantly associated with SPS-6 score. Neuropathy was negatively related to presenteeism (r = -0.228, P = 0.07).
Conclusion:
Factors related to decreased presenteeism in T2DM include diabetes-associated stress, poor mental health, poor quality of life, and a history of neuropathy.
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