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The association between physical activity, sitting time, sleep duration, and sleep quality as correlates of presenteeism.

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Objective

This study aims to examine the relationship of lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, work and non-work sitting time, sleep quality, and sleep duration) with presenteeism while controlling for sociodemographics, work- and health-related variables.

Methods

Data were collected from 710 workers (aged 20 to 76 years; 47.9% women) from randomly selected Australian adults who completed an online survey. Linear regression was used to examine the relationship between lifestyle behaviors and presenteeism.

Results

Poorer sleep quality (standardized regression coefficients [B] = 0.112; P < 0.05), suboptimal duration (B = 0.081; P < 0.05), and lower work sitting time (B = -0.086; P < 0.05) were significantly associated with higher presenteeism when controlling for all lifestyle behaviors. Engaging in three risky lifestyle behaviors was associated with higher presenteeism (B = 0.150; P < 0.01) compared with engaging in none or one.

Conclusions

The results of this study highlight the importance of sleep behaviors for presenteeism and call for behavioral interventions that simultaneously address sleep in conjunction with other activity-related behaviors.

SUBMITTER: Guertler D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5585235 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The association between physical activity, sitting time, sleep duration, and sleep quality as correlates of presenteeism.

Guertler Diana D Vandelanotte Corneel C Short Camille C Alley Stephanie S Schoeppe Stephanie S Duncan Mitch J MJ

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20150301 3

<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to examine the relationship of lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, work and non-work sitting time, sleep quality, and sleep duration) with presenteeism while controlling for sociodemographics, work- and health-related variables.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were collected from 710 workers (aged 20 to 76 years; 47.9% women) from randomly selected Australian adults who completed an online survey. Linear regression was used to examine the relationship between lifestyle ...[more]

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The association between physical activity, sitting time, sleep duration, and sleep quality as correlates of presenteeism.

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