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Association between perceived stress,
self-rated health, work productivity
and stress management interventions
– a study of employees in the Slovenian
processing industry
Nataša Sedlar Kobe1, Alenka Dovč2, Andrea Backović Juričan1,
Jerneja Farkaš Lainščak3
1 National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Dimičeva ulica 13, 1504 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Department of Research, General Hospital Murska Sobota/ National Institute of Public Health,
Ulica dr. Vrbnjaka 6, 9000 Murska Sobota/ Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
natasa.sedlar@nijz.si; alenka.dovc@gzs.si; andrea.backovic-jurican@nijz.si;
jerneja.farkas@sb-ms.si
Abstract
Introduction: Employees’ high levels of perceived workplace stress
has been associated with impaired health and lost productivity due to
sickness absenteeism and sickness presenteeism. As a result, there’s been
a growing interest in programs and interventions to reduce stress at
work among organizations. Methods: The study was conducted as a part
of the project Healthy on a square II – workplace health promotion for
employees in the chemical and other processing industries, in March
2016 in the sample of N=796 employees in processing industries. The
aim of the study was to examine the relationship between employees’
frequency of perceived stress, self-rated health, sickness presenteeism,
sickness absenteeism and implemented stress management interventions.
Results: The results indicated that higher frequency of perceived stress
is associated with poorer self-rated health, higher number of health
problems in the past month and more days of sickness absenteeism
and sickness presenteeism in the past year. Regarding the implemented
activities for managing work-related stress in included organisations,
most commonly reported activities were informing employees about
work-related stress and its consequences and stress management training
provision, while organisational-level interventions were rare. Discussion:
The study highlights the need for systematic implementation of stress
management interventions and research on their effect on employees’
well-being and work productivity.
Key words: stress at work, self-rated health, sickness absenteeism,
sickness presenteeism, stress management interventions
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7023-32-9.179-188
self-rated health, work productivity
and stress management interventions
– a study of employees in the Slovenian
processing industry
Nataša Sedlar Kobe1, Alenka Dovč2, Andrea Backović Juričan1,
Jerneja Farkaš Lainščak3
1 National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Dimičeva ulica 13, 1504 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Department of Research, General Hospital Murska Sobota/ National Institute of Public Health,
Ulica dr. Vrbnjaka 6, 9000 Murska Sobota/ Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
natasa.sedlar@nijz.si; alenka.dovc@gzs.si; andrea.backovic-jurican@nijz.si;
jerneja.farkas@sb-ms.si
Abstract
Introduction: Employees’ high levels of perceived workplace stress
has been associated with impaired health and lost productivity due to
sickness absenteeism and sickness presenteeism. As a result, there’s been
a growing interest in programs and interventions to reduce stress at
work among organizations. Methods: The study was conducted as a part
of the project Healthy on a square II – workplace health promotion for
employees in the chemical and other processing industries, in March
2016 in the sample of N=796 employees in processing industries. The
aim of the study was to examine the relationship between employees’
frequency of perceived stress, self-rated health, sickness presenteeism,
sickness absenteeism and implemented stress management interventions.
Results: The results indicated that higher frequency of perceived stress
is associated with poorer self-rated health, higher number of health
problems in the past month and more days of sickness absenteeism
and sickness presenteeism in the past year. Regarding the implemented
activities for managing work-related stress in included organisations,
most commonly reported activities were informing employees about
work-related stress and its consequences and stress management training
provision, while organisational-level interventions were rare. Discussion:
The study highlights the need for systematic implementation of stress
management interventions and research on their effect on employees’
well-being and work productivity.
Key words: stress at work, self-rated health, sickness absenteeism,
sickness presenteeism, stress management interventions
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7023-32-9.179-188
