Extent and predictors of presenteeism among healthcare professionals working in Swiss hospitals, nursing homes and home care organizations

Presenteeism can have negative impacts on employees’ health and organizational productivity. It occurs more often among occupations with high attendance demands, such as healthcare professionals. Information is lacking regarding the extent to which presenteeism differs between disciplines and settin...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-07, Vol.13 (1), p.12042-12042, Article 12042
Main Authors: Peter, Karin Anne, Gerlach, Maisa, Kilcher, Gablu, Bürgin, Reto, Hahn, Sabine, Golz, Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Health care
Home Care Services
Hospitals
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Medical personnel
multidisciplinary
Nursing Homes
Occupational health
Presenteeism
Regression analysis
Rehabilitation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Switzerland
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Summary:Presenteeism can have negative impacts on employees’ health and organizational productivity. It occurs more often among occupations with high attendance demands, such as healthcare professionals. Information is lacking regarding the extent to which presenteeism differs between disciplines and settings in the health sector and what the reasons are for presenteeism as well as influencing factors. This study used cross-sectional data on 15,185 healthcare professionals (nursing staff, midwives, physicians, medical-technical and medical-therapeutic professionals) from various settings (acute care, rehabilitation or psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and home care organizations). Presenteeism was measured by examining how many days participants had gone to work despite feeling sick during the past 12 months. Kruskal–Wallis was used to test for significant differences between healthcare professions/settings and regression analysis to identify significant predictors of presenteeism. Nursing assistants with a formal education reported the most days of presenteeism in the past 12 months (mean = 4.3, SD = 12.0). Healthcare professionals working in nursing homes reported the most days of presenteeism in the past 12 months (mean = 4.2, SD = 8.7). The majority of healthcare professionals had been present at work while being ill due to a sense of duty (83.7%), followed by consideration for colleagues and/or managers (76.5%). In particular, the psychiatric hospitals (β = 0.139; p 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-39113-6