Table 2.
Pre-operative presenteeism and absenteeism
| Variable | Descriptive Statistics (n=134) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presenteeism (0: Worst, 10: Top) How would you rate the usual performance of… |
Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max |
| … most workers in a job similar to yours? | 7.9 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| … your usual job performance over the past year or two? | 8.6 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| … your overall job performance on the days you worked during the past 4 weeks (28 days)? | 7.3 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Absenteeism (7-Day Recall) | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max |
| How many days are you expected to work in a typical 7-day week? | 5.1 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| How many hours does your employer expect you to work in a typical 7-day week? | 38.9 | 14.1 | 40.0 | 3.0 | 80.0 |
| About how many hours altogether did you work in the past 7 days? | 40.5 | 18.7 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 97.0 |
| Absenteeism (28-Day Recall) In the past 4 weeks (28 days), how many days did you… |
Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max |
| … miss work because of problems with your physical or mental health? | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| … miss work because of problems with a family member's physical or mental health? | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| … miss work for any other reason (including vacation)? | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| … come in early, go home late, work extra from home, or work on your day off? | 6.8 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 |
Note: 7-day absenteeism questions answered by n=129. 28-day absenteeism questions answered by n=124.