Foto: Viks_jin/Adobestock (KI generiert)The recently published study on working from home and working while ill (presenteeism) by Lena Zöhrer and Heiko Breitsohl (OBHRM research group), conducted in collaboration with Nils Backhaus and Sophie-Charlotte Meyer from the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has recently received coverage in Austrian media.
On 23 October 2026, the study was featured on Ö1’s Mittagsjournal. In an interview, Lena Zöhrer discussed the phenomenon of presenteeism and key findings of the study.
An article about the study was also published in DER STANDARD in September.
Further links:

• Ö1 radio report: https://oe1.orf.at/player/20261023/846543/1792751325000
• Article in DER STANDARD: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000339902/krank-und-trotzdem-am-laptop-die-kehrseite-des-homeoffice
• Publication in Social Science & Medicine: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119542

Der Beitrag Study on Working from Home and Presenteeism Featured in the Media erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.