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Assessment of absenteeism, presenteeism, decreased labor functions and daily activity among patients suffering from substance-related disorders

Year: 2025, volume 21 Issue: №1 Pages: 90-93
Heading: Public health, organization and sociology of health care Article type: Original article
Authors: Tsarev S.A., Bardina E.Yu., Izmalkov N.S.
Organization: Samara State Medical University, Samara Regional Clinical Narcological Dispensary, Samara, Russia
Summary:

Objective: to assess the level of absenteism, presenteeism, general decline in productivity and daily activity in persons suffering from substance use disoders. Material and methods. The object of the study is patients undergoing treatment for addiction to a psychoactive substance in the inpatient department of a narcological dispensary. At the first stage, patients were determined to have an employment relationship within the last year. Then, at the second stage, the working patients answered the questions of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire, which assesses the impact of the disease on indicators of labor activity. Results. The level of absenteism in patients was 7.1 hour per week, or 13.8%. The average value of presenteeism in the group of those who actually worked during the study period was 60.2% working hours, which in absolute value corresponds to an average of 31.0 hour per week per patient. The overall decrease in productivity (OSP) was 63.5%. Daily activity (PA) was reduced by 56.7% in all patients included in the study. Conclusion. Substance dependence syndrome has a significant impact on the ability to perform the work functions of patients, reducing them. A significant decrease in daily activity was also revealed.

Keywords: presenteism, dependence on psychoactive substances, decrease in labor productivity, decrease in daily activity, absenteism

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