I am interested to know how other OHAs would address this issue.
You get a referral from a manager about an employee who has incurred
significant short absences due to colds and flu. At the consultation, the
employee says that they experience pressure and anxiety both regarding work
and home. They describe the usual daily difficulties of financial,
childcare, traffic plus tight targets and deadlines at work. Then they tell
you that they feel they are run down and hence they seem to get a lot of
colds and minor self-limiting illnesses.
The question is , do you write back to the manager to state that there is no
underlying medical reason for this employee's recurrent short absence. Or do
you actually address the fact that the person in question is referring to
the pressure and anxiety in their life and say they feel run down.
How strong is the evidence on the link between low immunity and accumulated
non-specific stressors in what may be defined as normal lives?
Thanking in advance for all comments.
Noushin
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