Dismissing successive opportunities for an influenza or cold picture to continue to go to the office generates that the possibility of contracting a picture of greater severity grows more than 50 percent. Among the factors that lead to the avoidance of rest are labor pressures, economic needs and family conflicts. As for the reasons for the predisposition to get sick again stress is highlighted.
According to a study carried out in Denmark with the participation of 12,000 people, and whose conclusions are part of the most recent edition of the specialized journal, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, going to work being sick increases the chances of developing more severe future.
More precisely, in the mentioned document the specialists indicated that “those who repeatedly – in the investigation took a specific parameter: six times – concur to the work dismissing the annoyances generated by an influenza picture or of fever, are 53 percent more likely to suffer In the future a condition that will leave them in bed for at least two weeks. “
“As for the possibility of suffering even more severe pictures and more days of rest (two months), and taking as a comparison those members of the control group who decided to miss work when they felt bad, those who attended Were always 74 percent more likely to fall asleep, “they added.
To reach these figures, the people involved in the sample had to answer a complex questionnaire in which a question was highlighted: How many times in the past year and a half did they go to work knowing that it was better to stay at home? Responses were considered in relation to the number of days that had ended missing in the last 18 months.
“When considering the factors that influence the decision to get out of bed and go to work still feeling really bad, we find that the uncertainty that prevails in the world of work, pressures, economic needs, family conflicts and The sense of responsibility -present especially in those who held a managerial position or in which they had many people in charge- top the list, “said study leaders.
“When we began to think about what might be the reason for relapses to occur then we came up with the theory that the fact of not slowing down the work rhythm a little and even in cases of self-medication, We can not even consider the medical consultations that the majority does not carry out alleging in many cases lack of time) not to complete the treatments by the modifications of schedule that permanently occur, conspire against the health. However, we should not forget stress. Arriving in a sick office and facing a stress situation weakens the immune system, “they said.
Dr. Oscar Kahan, a specialist in Occupational Medicine, said: “Undoubtedly, stress is related to diseases caused or aggravated by the work rate because it is a factor that directly includes the decrease and decrease of the defenses Of the body. This facilitates the development of influenza and infectious conditions. “
“To prevent this, it is important to stop when the malaise appears, but also to have a good working climate in which the schedules are fixed so that the person can get accustomed to the rhythm and avoid the alterations of the body,” he concluded.
