Work attendance among healthcare workers: Prevalence, incentives, and long-term consequences for health and performance

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1918-1929

  Dellve, Lotta ^a   Hadzibajramovic, Emina ^b   Ahlborg Jr, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; Nurses; Nursing workforce; Presenteeism; Psychosocial factors; Sick leave; Stress; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80051572182     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05630.x     Document Type: Article

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