Presenteeism in hospital nurses

Authors

  • Juliane Umann Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões
  • Laura de Azevedo Guido Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Eliane da Silva Grazziano Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000100021

Keywords:

Nursing, Occupational Health, Working Conditions, Stress Psychological

Abstract

This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional research aimed to determine the estimated productivity of health-related limitations at work in 129 nurses working in direct care delivery to critical and potentially critical patients. Instruments were applied for socio-demographic and functional characterization and for the evaluation of presenteeism (Work Limitations Questionnaire). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software was used for data analysis. In this study, 75% of nurses obtained a lost productivity index of up to 4.84%. The physical demand domain represented the major limitation for these professionals (25%). Presenteeism was directly correlated to health care, occurrence and number of absences, and indirectly related to work time at the unit. It was concluded that organizational or individual factors influence individuals' productivity, in view of the circumstances involving care delivery to critical and potentially critical patients.

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Published

2012-02-01

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Original Articles

How to Cite

Presenteeism in hospital nurses . (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(1), 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000100021