Dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and workplace absenteeism in Australia.
Melvin Barrientos MarzanSarah CallinanMichael LivingstonHeng JiangPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
Findings suggest that only HED is linked to broader sickness absence. However, there is a strong dose-response association between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related absences for both consumption measures amongst Australian workers. Population-level policies that reduce alcohol consumption to moderate level and less frequent HED might address workplace absenteeism.