Psychological distress, related work attendance, and productivity loss in small-to-medium enterprise owner/managers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5062-5082

  Cocker, Fiona ^a   Martin, Angela ^b   Scott, Jenn ^b   Venn, Alison ^a   Sanderson, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Depression; Presenteeism; Productivity; SMEs; Workplace

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF REPORT; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMALL BUSINESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885927315     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10105062     Document Type: Article

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