• Paper

    Kenji Muramatsu, Commissioned Researcher
    Kyoko Nakao, Project Researcher
    Hiroo Ide, Project Associate Professor
    Yuji Furui, Project Professor

A research paper from Commissioned Researcher Muramatsu’s group published at “Journal of occupational and environmental medicine”

Abstract:


Objective:
We tested the construct validity and responsiveness of a single-item instrument for measuring absolute presenteeism—the single-item
presenteeism question (SPQ).
Methods:
Two self-report questionnaire surveys were conducted among employees of 24 small- or medium-sized companies (N = 1021) concerning the
recognized predictors of presenteeism–absenteeism, subjective health risks, work engagement, and workplace social capital. Responsiveness was measured by determining whether changes in the presence of predictors between the surveys were accompanied by commensurate changes in SPQ presenteeism.
Results:
SPQ presenteeism exhibited significant associations with the predictors, denoting adequate construct validity. Regarding responsiveness, unfavorable changes in most predictors were associated with increased SPQ presenteeism, as expected.
Conclusions:
We confirmed the construct validity and responsiveness of the SPQ—an instrument that can be employed to promote workplace health and
productivity management.

Title:


Testing the Construct Validity and Responsiveness of the Single-Item Presenteeism Question

Joint Researchers:


Muramatsu K, Nakao K, Ide H, Furui Y.

Journal:


Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2021/04000/Testing_the_Construct_Validity_and_Responsiveness.16.aspx/

Contact:


Kenji Muramatsu
Commissioned Researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives
https://ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/contact/