‘Mental health day’ sickness absence amongst nurses and midwives: workplace, workforce, psychosocial and health characteristics

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1172-1181

  Lamont, Scott ^a   Brunero, Scott ^a   Perry, Lin ^b   Duffield, Christine ^b,c   Sibbritt, David ^b   Gallagher, Robyn ^d   Nicholls, Rachel ^d  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

absenteeism; general health; mental health; nurses; presenteeism; sickness; workforce; workplace

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE; NURSE MIDWIFE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85006414580     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13212     Document Type: Article

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