Working conditions of nurses and absenteeism: Is there a relationship? An empirical analysis using National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses

Health Policy

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 152-159

  Rajbhandary, Sameer ^a   Basu, Kisalaya ^a  

^a Applied Research and Analysis Directorate   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Negative Binomial regression; Working conditions of nurses

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICAL NURSE; PROFESSIONALISM; REGISTERED NURSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77956187102     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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