TABLE 2.
Absenteeism and Presenteeism by WFH Status
| Caregivers | Patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | WFH (n = 150) | Non-WFH (n = 75) | P | WFH (n = 95) | Non-WFH (n = 91) | P |
| Absenteeism in the past 3 mo | ||||||
| Absent from work | 0.018 | 0.600 | ||||
| No | 75 (50.00%) | 50 (66.67%) | 63 (66.32%) | 57 (62.64%) | ||
| Yes | 75 (50.00%) | 25 (33.33%) | 32 (33.68%) | 34 (37.36%) | ||
| No. absent workdays | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.66 (8.97) | 4.03 (13.60) | 0.833 | 1.65 (4.16) | 2.09 (9.50) | 0.689 |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.50 (0.00–4.00) | 0.00 (0.00–2.00) | 0.037 | 0.00 (0.00–1.00) | 0.00 (0.00–2.00) | 0.621 |
| No. of absent workdays >0 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.32 (11.61) | 12.08 (21.66) | 0.303 | 4.91 (6.00) | 5.59 (15.04) | 0.808 |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 4.00 (2.00–6.00) | 4.00 (2.00–10.00) | 0.651 | 3.00 (1.00–5.00) | 2.50 (1.00–5.00) | 0.974 |
| Presenteeism in the past 7 d | ||||||
| Time lost while working | 0.003 | 0.020 | ||||
| No | 86 (57.33%) | 58 (77.33%) | 58 (61.05%) | 70 (76.92%) | ||
| Yes | 64 (42.67%) | 17 (22.67%) | 37 (38.95%) | 21 (23.08%) | ||
| Percentage time loss while working | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 0.11 (0.17) | 0.06 (0.16) | 0.078 | 0.10 (0.18) | 0.06 (0.17) | 0.161 |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.00 (0.00–0.19) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 0.005 | 0.00 (0.00–0.17) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 0.027 |
| Percentage time loss while working >0 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 0.25 (0.17) | 0.28 (0.25) | 0.587 | 0.26 (0.21) | 0.28 (0.25) | 0.729 |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.20 (0.13–0.33) | 0.25 (0.11–0.38) | 0.871 | 0.20 (0.13–0.38) | 0.20 (0.13–0.33) | 0.821 |
Fisher exact test was used for binary variables; t test and Wilcoxon rank sum test were used for continuous variables.