Khaing, Inn-Kynn and Chimed-Ochir, Odgerel and Rath, Emma M and Tateishi, Seiichiro and Enokida, Nahoko and Mori, Koji and Fujino, Yoshihisa and Nagata, Tatsuhiro and Hanako, Ogawa and Taji, Akihiro and Shiroma, Noriyuki and Fukunaga, Ami and Yumiya, Yui and Kubo, Tatsuhiko (2025) Relationship between days of work and presenteeism, and mediation of this relationship by fatigue among disaster responders. Journal of Occupational Health, 67 (1). ISSN 1348-9585
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Abstract Objectives
Occupational health studies have identified positive associations between work duration and presenteeism, but there is limited understanding of this relationship in disaster responders. We examined the relationship between the number of work days and presenteeism and the mediating effect of fatigue in disaster responders deployed after the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Methods
This cross-sectional study examined disaster responders deployed after the Noto Peninsula earthquake (Japan, 2024). Data were collected using the health management version of the app for Japanese Surveillance in Post-extreme Emergencies and Disasters, and included days of work, fatigue score, and presenteeism. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the direct and indirect effects of the number of work days on presenteeism, with fatigue as a potential mediator. Sensitivity analysis was also performed.
Results
We analyzed 4656 disaster responders who were deployed after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Presenteeism increased with the number of work days, and ranged from 3.4% (1 day) to 16.9% (>7 days). However, fatigue decreased as the number of work days increased. SEM demonstrated a significant direct effect of the number of work days on presenteeism, and that fatigue slightly decreased this effect for work durations of 4 to 7 days and more than 7 days. Sensitivity analyses supported these findings.
Conclusions
Working more days led to increased presenteeism in disaster responders, but fatigue decreased as the number of work days increased. Future longitudinal studies should examine additional factors that may affect presenteeism in disaster responders and other individuals exposed to stressful environments.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Repository Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2025 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 05 May 2025 06:38 |
| URI: | https://eprints.victorchang.edu.au/id/eprint/1687 |
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