Absenteeism and Presenteeism among Care Workers in Swiss Nursing Homes and Their Association with Psychosocial Work Environment: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study

Gerontology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 386-395

  Dhaini, Suzanne ^a   Zúñiga, Franziska ^a   Ausserhofer, Dietmar ^a,b   Simon, Michael ^a,c   Kunz, Regina ^d   De Geest, Sabina ^a,e   Schwendimann, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Applied Science Claudiana Research Department   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Care workers; Nursing home; Presenteeism; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRESENTEEISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PRESENTEEISM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84949579893     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000442088     Document Type: Article

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